InfluenceWatch Podcast #265: Athenai Institute Battles CCP Disinformation

The Athenai Institute is a college student-led organization that seeks to limit the influence of the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. college campuses. Since their inception in 2020, they have worked to help young people understand not only the often-underreported billion dollar financial relationship between the U.S. academic sector and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but how the CCP exports their surveillance state techniques — through apps like the infamous TikTok — that serve to both downplay the regime’s human rights abuses for American students, but to keep Chinese students studying in the U.S. in line and loyal to the CCP. Joining Sarah Lee on the podcast today to discuss these subjects and Congress’ new moves on China is John Metz, co-founder, current board member, and former president of the Athenai Institute.

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