State Department finds Code Pink, People's Forum linked to Chinese influence operations

The State Department has concluded that Code Pink and People's Forum are linked to Chinese influence operations, according to a report the agency sent to Congress.

“Partisan hacks spent years peddling the phony Russia collusion hoax while turning a blind eye to the sprawling web of far-left activist organizations who push the agendas of the Chinese Communist Party,” Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers told The New York Post on Tuesday.

“Organizations like Code Pink and the People’s Forum denigrate the United States, whitewash the violence of Marxist regimes, and run cover for China while enjoying an influx of cash from a donor network with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.

Rogers also said: “The State Department will pursue complete transparency for the donor and NGO networks that lobby for our adversaries and seek to weaken the resolve of the United States," Rogers also said.

According to the report, “Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference,” China allegedly “spreads propaganda through influence campaigns run by nonprofit organizations like Code Pink, the People’s Forum and groups linked with the notorious Singham network.”

The Singham network is nonprofits funded by tech mogul Neville Roy Singham, whose wife is a co-founder of Code Pink. Singham, an American who lives in China, “works closely with the Chinese government media machine and is financing its propaganda worldwide,” The New York Times previously reported.

“Chinese diplomats, state media, and pro-China influencers use social media, content-sharing agreements, and local partnerships to publish pro-CCP propaganda,” according to the State Department report. “China invests in [public diplomacy], exchanges, reporting tours, and educational and cultural initiatives to boost its image.”

“The Department assesses that China, Iran, and Russia aggressively use state media, proxies, and digital platforms to spread propaganda and falsehoods, undermine U.S. credibility and policies, and expand their influence,” per the report.

Code Pink was founded as an anti-war organization in 2002, and has accused the U.S. of launching a “war on China.”

The nonprofit group pushes its pro-China position through its “China Is Not Our Enemy” working group, and has hosted pro-China webinars, according to the State Department.

The department also found that the New York-based People’s Forum praises the Chinese Communist Revolution and studies it as a potential model for revolutionary leftists in the U.S.

The group once hosted a three-part lesson on the revolution for those “who aim to study revolutionary processes in order to make one!” and organized pro-Maduro protests after the ousted Venezuelan president was captured by U.S. military forces earlier this year.

The People Forum's founder, Manolo de Los Santos, reportedly met with then-President Nicolás Maduro in 2021.

Neither Code Pink nor the People’s Forum responded to The Post’s requests for comment.