The site posted an announcement on its website trumpeting an “ambitious new initiative” titled “China and Global Business.”
Semafor, the news site recently co-founded by former BuzzFeed and New York Times star Ben Smith, touted a new partnership with a China think tank suspected of having ties to Beijing’s ruling Communist Party.
Semafor said that the “independent news initiative will offer unparalleled insights into some of the most important global issues today.” “We’re proud and excited to be building a unique and independent journalistic institution that will allow leaders across the world to engage in open dialogue both in China and abroad, to find actionable solutions to deep-seated challenges on a neutral platform,” the rep added.On its website, CCG denies that it is “an organ of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government.”Getty Images
Josh Rogin, a Washington Post columnist, noted on his Twitter feed that CCG is “affiliated with China’s United Front foreign influence operations.”
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