A spokesperson for the Democratic mayor is defending a recent meeting with a controversial Chinese diplomat who has repeatedly praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Huang Ping, Consul General of China’s New York Consulate General since 2018, “met with Mayor Parker of Philadelphia and Liu Guiping, Executive Vice Mayor of Tianjin.” Posted on x,
“Exchanges at the subnational level continue to promote China-US relations. Let us continue this,” he said.
Over the past year, Huang has appeared at several major universities to meet with officials despite his previous statements as well as the American public’s growing concerns about China’s aggressive presence in the United States.
Huang Ping met with Philadelphia Mayor Cheryl Parker. (Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York)
Huang meets Philadelphia Mayor Cheryl Parker called first The CCP is a “great party” and has denied that China is targeting the Muslim Uyghur population in China.
“There are a lot of lies here, fabricated by some people as part of their political agenda,” Huang said. Said in an August 2021 interview, denying the existence of genocide and internment camps targeting Uyghurs. “As I said, there is no genocide, there is not a single piece of evidence that proves there is a genocide or anything else. This is just a slander.”
US Holocaust Memorial Museum And the State Department under both the Trump and Biden administrations has assessed that China is committing genocide against the Uighurs. Since 2017, the Chinese government has reportedly imprisoned more than one million Uyghurs in concentration camps, where detainees were subjected to rape, torture, forced labor, brainwashing, and forced sterilization, according to documents leaked from inside China. Is subordinated.
Major NYC venue repeatedly hosts Chinese officials who praised CCP, denied Uyghur genocide
Huang Ping met with Pennsylvania State Senator Sharif Street (Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York)
“The Mayor and city officials spoke with official representatives of China in accordance with protocol and respect,” a spokesperson for Mayor Parker’s office told Fox News Digital in a statement. Him.
“This meeting was about congratulating and welcoming representatives from our Sister City, Tianjin, and celebrating our 45th anniversary as Sister Cities – as we are the first pairs of Sister Cities to be established following the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the US and China. were among,” the spokesperson said. “Also an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first tour to China.”
In addition to praising the CCP, Huang has repeatedly promoted the CCP’s point of view on X and the agenda of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Huang first met with Democrat lawmakers in Pennsylvania as well as a local economic council. He has also met a long list of officers In the Ivy League and other prestigious universities.
earlier this year, Huang joined Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams during the Lunar New Year Parade in Manhattan. Huang has met with New York elected officials several times before.
Last year, he stood with Adams at the New York China Day Celebration Parade Festival. Fox News Digital previously reported that Hochul and Huang met in April 2019 when she was lieutenant governor to discuss cooperation between New York and China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP/File)
Huang’s visit with top officials comes amid growing concerns in the United States about China’s presence in various sectors, from education to government, health care to social media.
“The Chinese Communist Party is playing for control at the nuclear level and every layer below that,” Michael Sobolik, author of “Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance,” told Fox News Digital. “And it’s not just universities. The Chinese Communist Party is looking to infiltrate every aspect of American society.”
“If we try to get out of this whole list of intrusions and threats that the CCP dictates to us, that’s good policy work. We need to keep ourselves safe. But good housekeeping is the minimum to wage and win the Cold War.” Is the Cold War,” Sobolik continued.
“If we are serious about winning the Cold War, it is not enough to just solve these problems created for the United States by the Chinese Communist Party. American policymakers need to be aggressive and respond to the problems created for the CCP.” We need it to seize the initiative in this competition.”
Huang Ping visited with the leadership at Condé Nast on November 1st (Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York)
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Asked about her concerns over China’s growing presence in the U.S., Parker’s office told Fox News Digital, “Mayor Parker cares about the many different communities and groups in our respective cities, and will engage with those stakeholders. Who serve them and can represent them.”
“President Biden and the Biden Administration handle the foreign relations of the United States.”
Fox News Digital contacted Huang’s office but did not receive a response.
Fox News’ Jamie Joseph contributed reporting.
