Biden Admin Slammed By Missouri AG For Abandoning The Anti-Espionage China Initiative.

The Biden administration has come under fire for terminating the China Initiative, a contentious Justice Department program aimed at combatting Chinese Communist Party espionage (CCP).

In a March 8 letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland acquired by the Epoch Times, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt chastised the administration for stopping the project “because to concerns over the perception of prejudice.”

Schmitt remarked, “I am perplexed by the Department of Justice’s recent decision to end the successful ‘China Initiative’ approach.” “This strategy considered a number of foreign actors’ risks to the United States and prudently chose the communist regime of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the most pressing.”

Following concerns that ethnic Chinese academics were being unfairly targeted, the DOJ ended the initiative last month.

During a press conference announcing the program’s termination, Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen stated, “I want to stress my opinion that the department’s actions have been prompted by serious national security concerns.”

“However, by grouping cases under the China Initiative rubric, we contributed to a harmful perception that the department has a lower standard for investigating and prosecuting criminal conduct involving that country, or that we have a different attitude toward people with racial, ethnic, or familial ties to China.”

The declaration came after the DOJ undertook an internal evaluation of the program in response to several claims of racism from Chinese intellectuals and researchers. Although the investigation found no evidence of racial bias in the China Initiative, Olsen believes the program requires a “fresh strategy.”

Critics of the initiative claimed it stifled U.S.-China scientific collaboration.

According to the findings of a study done jointly by the University of Arizona and the Committee of 100, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Sino–American relations, the program has terrified ethnic Chinese working in American universities. It was discovered that over 42% of ethnic Chinese scientists in American institutions were considering leaving the country as a result of the program.

Others have noted the difficulty in avoiding the impression of racial bias because the Chinese Communist Party intentionally recruits ethnic Chinese persons for espionage and other operations. Furthermore, ethnic Chinese persons living in the United States are frequently targets of the regime’s operations.

The CCP encouraged its operatives in the United States to frighten ethnic Chinese protesters into returning to China to be imprisoned in one such campaign, “Operation Fox Hunt,” by threatening their families. As part of the China Initiative, ten accused CCP Fox Hunt operatives were prosecuted.

In his letter, Schmitt noted that the Biden administration has accused the CCP of pursuing a campaign of intimidation against ethnic Chinese in the United States in order to obtain military and trade secrets, of leading cyber campaigns against the country, and of targeting U.S. citizens in order to obtain military and trade secrets.

In light of the CCP’s warning, Schmitt said that halting the program “projects weakness, emboldens our enemies, makes our country less safe, and puts the personal safety of each and every American citizen at jeopardy.”

Leaders from throughout the American intelligence community testified before the House Intelligence Committee on March 8 that China’s communist system is the most serious threat to the US.

According to Schmitt, the nation’s liberty would be jeopardized if it did not undertake effective, albeit unpopular, security initiatives.

“The world is a dangerous place, and pandering and political correctness do not protect liberty,” Schmitt remarked. “It is preserved by a singleness of mind and objective, to constantly hone and practice lethal fighting abilities, to be willing and able to meet any opponent on any battlefield and emerge triumphant.”

It’s no surprise that the Biden administration has deemed this initiative “racist”, as a scapegoat to not face the inevitable threat that China poses. The international espionage conducted by the CCP will continue unchecked until their plan to become technologically autonomous is fulfilled.

We can expect a falling empire like the CCP to attempt to drag everyone down with them, because that’s what cowards do. If they don’t find the technological autonomy they’re looking for, and fast, they’ll be knocking down Taiwan’s back door demanding cooperation. These are the details required to have a firm grasp on the reality and restraints foreign nations must impose on each other to protect their own self interest. China however, has no interest in conducting any of it’s business without violating national security or provoking foreign super powers and they must be put in check. 1 Peter 4:12-14 Says this: “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.”