Chen Xu, the former party secretary for one of China’s most prestigious universities, has been promoted to deputy head of the United Front Work Department, an agency known for conducting espionage and spreading propaganda focused on influencing foreign elites and coopting Chinese expatriates.
During her tenure at Tsinghua University, Chen forged ties with influential Americans, including Stephen Schwarzman, the CEO of The Blackstone Group, an investment company the Chinese Communist Party supplied with $3 billion in 2007, resulting in one of history’s largest IPOs.
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