China Toolkit Booklet - 2024

Winning the
New Cold War:

COUNTE RI NG COMMUNIST CHINA
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Winning the
New Cold War:
CO U N T E R IN G CO MMUNI ST C H I N A
PG 3 1 1 WAY S
States and Local Communities

Can Counter the Chinese
Communist Party
PG 9 7 WAY S
The Chinese Communist Party

Attacks Life and Liberty
1 1 WAY S
States and Local Communities

Can Counter the Chinese
Communist Party
INTRODUCTION:
The People’s Republic of China has engaged in systematic and aggressive
influence operations across America which threaten U.S. interests. To
counter this activity, action is required at the federal, state, and local levels.
The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strategy for exploiting subnational
governance to advance its objectives is led by its official foreign influence
agency, the United Front Work Department (UFWD). The UFWD, through
its various front organizations, including the Chinese People’s Association
for Friendship with Foreign Countries, has established an extensive network
of associations, sister cities, cultural groups, friendship societies, and
business forums in all 50 states.

I SSU E 1 :
Protect Against Malign CCP Investment

The CCP can exploit Chinese investments in the U.S. to steal intellectual
property and data, hold critical infrastructure at risk, and expand its control
of critical supply chains.
Action: Risk-manage CCP-linked investments that threaten state security.
I SS U E 2:
Stop CCP Exploitation of State Funds

Public employee pension systems, state-funded universities, and other state
retirement funds hold sizeable Chinese equities and bonds, fueling the
CCP’s technology development and boosting the economy and military of an
adversary. Chinese companies fail to comply with basic investor protection
standards or federal security laws.
Action: Divest state funds from China.
I SSU E 3 :
Prohibit Chinese Contracting

Chinese technology (e.g. Huawei) used in U.S. critical infrastructure
undermines national security by enabling the CCP to embed backdoors,
creating vulnerabilities.
Action: Ban Chinese technology and firms from state procurement processes.
I SS U E 4:
Stop Education Infiltration

The CCP has infiltrated all levels of U.S. academic institutions from
K-12 classrooms to the most elite universities. By providing donations,
research grants, establishing Confucius Classrooms and Institutes, and
through Chinese government-sponsored student associations, the CCP
compromises academic freedom, and promotes a pro-CCP narrative in
America’s education system.
Action: Stop malign CCP activities in education and enforce transparency for
donations and grants.

I SSU E 5:
Prevent Illegal CCP Police Activity and

Repression on U.S. Soil
The CCP routinely engages in illegal police operations that predominantly
victimize Chinese Americans and Chinese nationals living in the U.S. This
undermines American sovereignty and rule of law.
Action: Ensure every state has the tools to investigate and coordinate with
the FBI to dismantle CCP police operations including police stations.
I SSU E 6:
Ban Chinese Apps/TikTok

Chinese law requires businesses in the country to provide the government
with data or intelligence cooperation upon request, making apps like
TikTok a significant threat to data privacy and U.S. national security. In
addition, these apps provide the CCP a backdoor to election interference,
disinformation campaigns, and other malign intelligence-collection
activities. Other popular Chinese apps, including WeChat, Temur, CapCut,
and SHEIN, pose similar threats.
Action: Ban dangerous Chinese apps, including from all government devices,
and block access to their domains on public networks.
ISSUE 7:
Counter the CCP’s

Cultural Influence
in Entertainment
and Sports
The CCP influences U.S. culture in
entertainment and sports by coercing
people and studios in Hollywood and the
NBA to self-censor and promote pro-CCP
narratives.
Action: Require transparency of and

investigate any CCP censorship of media
and events that receive state tax privileges
or other legal advantages.
ISSUE 8:
Prevent Malicious
Land Use
The purchase of U.S. farmland and property
near critical infrastructure or military
bases could enable the CCP to threaten U.S.
food security and conduct espionage.
Action: Screen and reject all land purchases

from foreign malign actors that could
threaten U.S. national security.

I SSU E 9 :
Combat Espionage Activities

The CCP operates extensive espionage operations at the state and local
levels, threatening the security and prosperity of everyday Americans. The
CCP uses seemingly legitimate forums, from business and academia to social
and alumni groups, cultural exchanges and sister cities programs, as avenues
for intelligence collection.
Action: Educate state and local actors about the espionage tactics deployed
by the CCP and restrict or ban the activities of CCP-linked groups that pose
espionage risks.
I SS U E 1 0 :
Reform State Lobbying Disclosures

The CCP hires American lobbyists to engage state officials and influencers to
promote its interests.
Action: Prohibit lobbyists working for the CCP or their interests from
lobbying at the state and local levels.
I SSU E 1 1 :
Stop the Use of Environmental, Social, and

Governance (ESG) Policies that Empower CCP
Manipulation of American Society
ESG policies risk enriching China at America’s expense and place vital
energy supply chains at China’s mercy. ESG policies cost Americans their
jobs and money.
Action: Discourage ESG compliance and regulations that harm states by

passing legislation to protect state pensions and instate economic interests.
Visit ESGHurts.com for model legislation. Support efforts by state treasurers
and attorneys general to combat ESG.

7 WAY S
The Chinese Communist Party

Attacks Life and Liberty
1
IN THE UNITE D STATE S
The Covid-19 Cover-Up

The CCP’s cover-up and mishandling of Covid-19 caused the
greatest combined loss of life, social, and economic destruction in
modern history.
2 The Fentanyl Epidemic

The CCP is a “silent partner” in the deadly drug trade by providing
Mexican cartels with precursor chemicals to produce and distribute
fentanyl in the U.S., contributing to the deaths of more than
70,000 Americans annually through fentanyl overdose.
3
IN C HINA
Surveillance State
The CCP employs a ubiquitous surveillance state using advanced
technologies to oppress its people through constant government
monitoring.
4
Uyghur Genocide
The CCP commits genocide against the Uyghur Muslim minority,
detaining over a million Uyghurs in internment camps where they
are subject to forced labor, indoctrination, and sterilization.

5 Organ Harvesting
The CCP conducts forced organ harvesting from its citizens,
particularly prisoners of conscience. They operate an industrial-
scale organ trafficking practice in violation of the internationally
accepted “Dead Donor Rule” (before declared brain dead).
6 Religious Persecution
China is officially an atheist nation-state. The CCP oppresses
Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and other religious groups,
through censorship, forced indoctrination, detention, torture,
destruction of places of worship, and persecution of religious
leaders and followers.
7 Aggression towards Taiwan

The CCP pursues the “peaceful reunification” of Taiwan by
conducting military drills, cyberattacks, and disinformation
campaigns against the democratic, self-governing island.
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Winning the

New Cold War:

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 1

States and Local Communities

The Chinese Communist Party

States and Local Communities

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 1

Protect Against Malign CCP Investment

Action: Risk-manage CCP-linked investments that threaten state security.

Stop CCP Exploitation of State Funds

Action: Divest state funds from China.

Prohibit Chinese Contracting

Stop Education Infiltration

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 3

Prevent Illegal CCP Police Activity and

Ban Chinese Apps/TikTok

Counter the CCP’s

Action: Require transparency of and

Action: Screen and reject all land purchases

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 5

Combat Espionage Activities

Reform State Lobbying Disclosures

Stop the Use of Environmental, Social, and

Action: Discourage ESG compliance and regulations that harm states by

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 7

The Chinese Communist Party

The Covid-19 Cover-Up

2 The Fentanyl Epidemic

COUNTERING COMMUNIST CHINA | 9

7 Aggression towards Taiwan

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