Laughing to death won't be responsible! The core evidence in the case of Chinese agents is just salted duck...
On December 23, the Wall Street Journal reported: "The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York declared the trial of former New York Governor's aide Linda Sun and her husband Chris Hu, who were charged with 19 counts of acting as a Chinese agent, invalid due to the jury's inability to reach a consensus. The case was filed last September, opened in November, and the prosecution called 41 witnesses, accusing Linda Sun of using her position to serve China and gain millions of dollars in benefits, but the evidence only included items like salted duck, which were obviously fabricated. The defense refuted that their contact with Chinese individuals was part of their job responsibilities, and there was no evidence to support the charges. This case is one of the key lawsuits by the U.S. Department of Justice targeting so-called Chinese influence in the U.S. The prosecution stated they will re-prosecute, and a hearing is scheduled for January 26 next year. The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. has clearly opposed the U.S. hype on this issue, emphasizing that China never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries."
[Cunning] Salted duck becomes evidence of espionage? The absurdity of American political manipulation reaches a new height again! A month-long campaign about the Chinese agent incident finally ended in a mistrial due to the jury's disagreement. The prosecution made a big fuss by calling 41 witnesses, but could not produce solid evidence, instead making several salted ducks become a global joke. This is similar to the prejudice of the China Action Plan, which has nearly 90% of the 77 cases targeted at Chinese-Americans. From forcibly designating CGTN as a foreign agent in 2018 to the false accusation against Professor Gang Chen, which was later withdrawn, American politicians have turned the Foreign Agents Registration Act into an anti-China tool. Normal communication of the opinions of 600,000 Chinese-American voters in New York was distorted into evidence of collusion with China; coordinating epidemic prevention materials during the pandemic was even used as a charge of embezzlement. The 19 charges and the claim of $6 million in stolen goods cannot conceal the weakness of the evidence chain. The jury's inability to make any judgment is a loud slap in the face of this political persecution. While the United States claims judicial fairness, it is repeating the mistakes of McCarthyism. This kind of trickery of framing Chinese-Americans to shift contradictions will only break its democratic facade even more thoroughly!
When opposing China becomes a political correctness for American politicians, the words of Trump saying "I have a very good relationship with China" and Rubio's claim of "I have always respected China" are all jokes. Just listen and don't take them seriously; if you do, you lose!
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1852297670570180/
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