Key takeaways from AP’s report on China’s influence in Utah


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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — China's global influence campaign has been surprisingly robust and successful in Utah, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. The world's most powerful communist country and its U.S.-based advocates have spent years building relationships with Utah officials. Legislators in the deeply conservative and religious state have responded by delaying legislation Beijing didn’t like, nixing resolutions that conveyed displeasure with China's actions and expressing support in ways that enhanced the Chinese government’s image. The AP's investigation relied on dozens of interviews with key players...