China

Commentary
The Totalitarian Undertow of Social Distancing
Social distancing, mask mandates, and lockdowns have put civil society on ice. Church congregations either do not meet, “meet” in socially distancing congregations, or try to fellowship over video conferencing.
by Jon Rodeback on April 19, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Selling Terrorism Through Nonprofits
As the U.S. tries to grapple with how—and how much—funding is used to promote anti-American propaganda within the U.S., the Confucius Institutes have attracted an enormous amount of attention. The…
by Sarah Lee on April 6, 2021

Organization Trends
The Confucius Institutes and CCP Propaganda on College Campuses
In January, Biden’s Department of Homeland Security dropped a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would have required universities to disclose their agreements with Confucius Institutes. Confucius Institutes are…
by Sarah Lee on March 1, 2021

Featured Items, Green Watch
Featured Video: How China Designed American Environmental Policy
China is perhaps the world environment’s greatest enemy. They’re the world’s largest source of Marine debris, the largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products, the greatest emitter of mercury,…
by CRC Staff on February 17, 2021

Green Watch
UN Report: U.S. Doesn’t Need the Paris Agreement to “Save” the World
President Joseph Biden is leading the U.S. back into into the disastrous Paris Climate Agreement. Ironically, a new UN report credits rapidly falling U.S. emissions over the past few years…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 5, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
From China, With Love: Starring Congressman Eric Swalwell
“Did a communist spy know the congressman [Eric Swalwell] was about to assume oversight of the CIA?” Wall Street Journal columnist James Freeman was speaking of the ongoing espionage saga…
by Ken Braun on January 8, 2021

Commentary
Biden Transition Illustrates the Need for Foreign-Funding Transparency
The Capital Research Center has begun tracking these appointments to make learning about and analyzing exactly who is involved in the budding Biden presidency an easier and more transparent task. One of…
by Sarah Lee, Robert Stilson on December 18, 2020

Featured Items
Capital Research, October 2020
We are pleased to announce that the October 2020 issue of Capital Research is now available online. Here’s a peek at what’s inside: Kevin Mooney looks at how China used environmental…
by CRC Staff on November 17, 2020

Commentary
Backdoor Foreign Influence Schemes Should Continue to Be a Presidential Priority
In October, a State Department issued a succinct press release that expressed the administration’s concern over foreign funding in the U.S. nonprofit world, “the academic community, think tanks, and various…
by Sarah Lee on November 17, 2020

Green Watch
China’s Green Offensive: The Paris Climate Agreement
Several well-funded, environmental advocacy groups lobbied and advised the Obama administration on joining the Paris Climate Agreement without disclosing their close ties to the communist government in Beijing. The agreement…
by Kevin Mooney on October 30, 2020