Pompeo, in Madison, says Chinese Communist Party is Influencing Local Governments


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MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns that the Chinese Communist Party is aggressively attempting to influence state and local governments. Pompeo spoke to Republican legislators in Madison on Wednesday, arguing that Chinese propaganda efforts are taking place right here in Wisconsin. “We see it all over in America’s Sister Cities programs, like the ones on Door County, La Crosse, Milwaukee and Richland Center. They fall under the authority of something called the Chinese Peoples Association of Friendship with Foreign Countries. Sounds benign,” Pompeo said. “But that group is part of China’s United Front Work Department,...