June 2024. Blues Vol 40 No.6

16 The Blues - June ‘24
partment of Homeland Security
(DHS), which has reduced the
number of vetting questions
asked of Chinese nationals from
approximately 40 to only five.
By so doing, DHS is prioritizing
“processing efficiency” over
national security, which causes
massive vulnerabilities that
could be exploited by bad actors,
such as China, to embed espionage
agents or worse within the
country.
The Federalist lays the blame
for the focus on “processing
efficiency” on Biden’s nonexistent
border policies, with border
patrol agents being so overwhelmed
with illegal crossings
and bogus asylum requests that
standard national security measures
have been mothballed.
What can only be described as
a cold war with China escalated
this week when Biden slammed
economic and trade sanctions on
Chinese goods, including aluminum,
computer chips, lithium-ion
EV batteries, and other
products. The irony in the EV
batteries cannot be overlooked,
since the administration is forcing
draconian emission standards
on American automakers
to force the companies to focus
on electric and hybrid electric
vehicles. Many states are likewise
trying to phase out the sale
of gasoline-powered vehicles by
the early 2030s.
The sanctions are expected
to see Beijing ramp up its doctrine
of “unrestricted warfare,”
“which advocates for the use of
various tactics including economic
pressure, cyber-attacks,
and ideological infiltration.” The
lack of proper screening and the
high volume of Chinese nationals
entering the US is therefore
deeply concerning. Fears are not
only that the Chinese nationals
may engage in nefarious activities,
but given the current
nationwide demonstrations in
support of Hamas, with many
Asians participating, it may also
be a goal to further social chaos
in the U.S.
There is also the issue of
fentanyl, with the CCP supplying
Mexican drug cartels with
the precursor materials for the
manufacture of the deadly drug,
along with other synthetic opioids.
Moreover, the CCP is also
assisting cartels with money
laundering and financial transactions
by using Chinese banks,
businesses, and networks to
move and hide their illegally-gained
profits. They have also
begun to engage in extensive
illegal marijuana production and
distribution networks, run by socalled
“snakeheads”--Chinese
organized crime that operates
under the CCP
The use of drugs is nothing
new, The Federalist reports.
Famous Chinese dictator Mao
once declared that “drug warfare,
obtaining sudden and huge
profits by spreading disaster in
other countries” was part of the
“three great campaigns” of the
Chinese revolution. It has long
been suggested that the CCP
was behind a number of “armed
insurgencies and terrorist groups
in Southeast Asia, Latin America,
and Africa by providing drugs
and weapons in exchange for
loyalty and influence.”
According to The Federalist
citing U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, over 10,000 Chinese
illegals have been apprehended
since October 2022, contrasted
with only 500 in the same period
in 2021. And that only accounts
for encounters and apprehensions,
not so-called “gotaways.”
Some of that increase could
be attributed to economic and
social uncertainties in China,
the demand for cheap labor in
the U.S. and the effectiveness of
smugglers already embedded in
the U.S. Still, it is difficult to just
“walk out” of China.
Law Enforcement Today has
previously reported on the number
of so-called Chinese “police
stations” in cities throughout the
U.S., including New York, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, and Houston.
The “stations” are staffed by
so-called “volunteers,” who we
are told help Chinese nationals
with services such as renewing
drivers’ licenses or passports.
However, as we have reported
and as The Federalist confirmed,
these “police stations” are run by
the CCP and operate as “overseas
repression operations,” with
the goal of “locating, intimidating,
and silencing dissidents,
activists, and critics of the regime.”
It is also believed that due
to Chinese law requiring Chinese
nationals to engage in espionage
wherever they are, these “police
stations” ensure that they do so.
The Federalist also noted that
through allied United Front organizations,
they also serve to
“undermine the credibility and
legitimacy of the U.S. government
and its institutions, creating
division and conflicts among
Americans.”
China has a strategy of “hybrid
warfare,” which includes
implementing various means “of
coercion, pressure, and desta-