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13
People
8
Organizations
10
Locations
2
Events
1
Relationships
3
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Report / academic paper (appendix in house oversight file)
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Summary
This document, identified as page 165 and Appendix 2 of a House Oversight Committee file, appears to be an excerpt from a report detailing Chinese political influence and foreign relations. It contains bibliographic notes citing articles from 2017 and 2018 regarding EU-China relations, followed by a narrative section analyzing Japan's vulnerability to Chinese influence operations. The text specifically discusses historical war atrocities and the lack of covert influence operations in Japan compared to Western nations; there is no direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein on this specific page.
People (13)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Francois Godement | Author |
Co-author of 'China at the Gates' report
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| Abigael Vasselier | Author |
Co-author of 'China at the Gates' report
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| Thorsten Benner | Author |
Co-author of 'Authoritarian Advance' report
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| Jan Gaspers | Author |
Co-author of 'Authoritarian Advance' report
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| Mareike Ohlberg | Author |
Co-author of 'Authoritarian Advance' report
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| Lucrezia Poggetti | Author |
Co-author of 'Authoritarian Advance' report
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| Kristin Shi-Kupfer | Author |
Co-author of 'Authoritarian Advance' report
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| Sigmar Gabriel | Foreign Minister |
Gave a speech on August 30, 2017 regarding the 'One Europe Principle'
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| Achim Sawall | Author |
Author of article in Golem.de
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| Dana Heide | Author |
Co-author of Handelsblatt article
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| Till Hoppe | Author |
Co-author of Handelsblatt article
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| Klaus Stratman | Author |
Co-author of Handelsblatt article
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| Stephan Scheur | Author |
Co-author of Handelsblatt article
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| ECFR | ||
| Merics | ||
| GPPI | ||
| Golem.de | ||
| Hamburger Abendblatt | ||
| Handelsblatt | ||
| Imperial Army | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
Timeline (2 events)
August 30, 2017
Speech by Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel asking China to respect the 'One Europe Principle'
Unknown
December 1, 2017
Locations (10)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (1)
Beijing (Government)
→
Diplomatic Tension
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Tokyo (Government)
Text mentions 'Beijing’s tussling with Tokyo over how the history of the war should be managed and told.'
Key Quotes (3)
"Japan would seem to be the perfect target for the Chinese party-state and its under-the radar efforts to turn potential adversaries into benign friends."Source
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Quote #1
"However, the kinds of covert Chinese influence operations that have come to light in countries like the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe—with one exception—are not easy to find in Japan."Source
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Quote #2
"A natural place to look for evidence of influence-peddling would be in Chinese support for the left-wing Japanese peace groups that have long investigated and published evidence of the Imperial Army’s war atrocities in the 1930s and 1940s."Source
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Quote #3
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Complete text extracted from the document (2,860 characters)
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the business community about the challenge presented by China’s economy and
political system and its objectives.
political system and its objectives.
NOTES
1 The recent reports by ECFR and Merics/GPPI list some of them, but mainly deal with Europe in general:
Francois Godement and Abigael Vasselier, “China at the Gates: A New Power Audit of EU-China Relations,”
European Council on Foreign Relations, December 1, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018, http://www.ecfr.eu
/publications/summary/china_eu_power_audit7242; and Thorsten Benner, Jan Gaspers, Mareike Ohlberg,
Lucrezia Poggetti, and Kristin Shi-Kupfer, “Authoritarian Advance: Responding to China’s Growing Political
Influence in Europe,” MERICS, February 2018.
Francois Godement and Abigael Vasselier, “China at the Gates: A New Power Audit of EU-China Relations,”
European Council on Foreign Relations, December 1, 2017, accessed October 11, 2018, http://www.ecfr.eu
/publications/summary/china_eu_power_audit7242; and Thorsten Benner, Jan Gaspers, Mareike Ohlberg,
Lucrezia Poggetti, and Kristin Shi-Kupfer, “Authoritarian Advance: Responding to China’s Growing Political
Influence in Europe,” MERICS, February 2018.
2 Then foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel on August 30, 2017, in a speech asked China to respect the “One
Europe Principle” as much as it demands Europeans respect the “One China Principle.”
Europe Principle” as much as it demands Europeans respect the “One China Principle.”
3 Achim Sawall, “Duisburg und Huawei Starten die Rhine Cloud,” Golem.de, June 11, 2018, accessed
October 11, 2018, https://www.golem.de/news/du-it-duisburg-und-huawei-starten-die-rhine-cloud-1806
-134892.html.
October 11, 2018, https://www.golem.de/news/du-it-duisburg-und-huawei-starten-die-rhine-cloud-1806
-134892.html.
4 “Nihao Deutschland’ Zeigt Deutschen China,” Hamburger Abendblatt, August 8, 2017, accessed
October 11, 2018, https://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/tv-und-medien/article211511923/Nihao
-Deutschland-zeigt-Deutschen-China.html.
October 11, 2018, https://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/tv-und-medien/article211511923/Nihao
-Deutschland-zeigt-Deutschen-China.html.
5 Dana Heide, Till Hoppe, Klaus Stratman, and Stephan Scheur, “EU Ambassadors Band Together Against
Silk Road,” Handelsblatt, April 17, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018, https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics
/eu-ambassadors-beijing-china-silk-road-912258.
Silk Road,” Handelsblatt, April 17, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018, https://global.handelsblatt.com/politics
/eu-ambassadors-beijing-china-silk-road-912258.
JAPAN
Japan would seem to be the perfect target for the Chinese party-state and its under-the-
radar efforts to turn potential adversaries into benign friends. Japan has deep cultural
and emotional ties with China, through history, language, and art, and a sense of Asian
fraternity forged by their struggles to keep intrusive, overbearing Western powers at
bay. Many in Japan also carry an enduring sense of remorse for their country’s brutal
subjugation of China in the opening half of the twentieth century. However, the
kinds of covert Chinese influence operations that have come to light in countries like
the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe—with one
exception—are not easy to find in Japan.
radar efforts to turn potential adversaries into benign friends. Japan has deep cultural
and emotional ties with China, through history, language, and art, and a sense of Asian
fraternity forged by their struggles to keep intrusive, overbearing Western powers at
bay. Many in Japan also carry an enduring sense of remorse for their country’s brutal
subjugation of China in the opening half of the twentieth century. However, the
kinds of covert Chinese influence operations that have come to light in countries like
the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe—with one
exception—are not easy to find in Japan.
A natural place to look for evidence of influence-peddling would be in Chinese
support for the left-wing Japanese peace groups that have long investigated and
published evidence of the Imperial Army’s war atrocities in the 1930s and 1940s.
Such Japanese research has been politically useful for China in buttressing its own
efforts to chronicle the sufferings of its people during the conflict, as well as lending
support to Beijing’s tussling with Tokyo over how the history of the war should be
managed and told.
support for the left-wing Japanese peace groups that have long investigated and
published evidence of the Imperial Army’s war atrocities in the 1930s and 1940s.
Such Japanese research has been politically useful for China in buttressing its own
efforts to chronicle the sufferings of its people during the conflict, as well as lending
support to Beijing’s tussling with Tokyo over how the history of the war should be
managed and told.
Appendix 2
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