The Biden administration raised alarms by contracting with a previously black-listed at-home COVID testing company that has received massive subsidies for their compliance with the Chinese Communist Party.
QUICK FACTS:
- Concerns have arisen over contracts with Chinese company iHealth Labs due to their close ties to the Chinese Communist Party, according to The National Pulse.
- iHealth has received more than $2.1 billion in contracts with the U.S. federal government and some states.
- Investigation into the company has indicated that the company is subject to Article 7 of China’s National Intelligence Law, which mandates that “any [Chinese] organization or citizen shall support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence work.”
- Americans are to receive 354 million of the Chinese-made kits from iHealth Labs according to the National Pulse.
- iHealth has received $25 million from Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi, a company blacklisted by the U.S. due to its ties to the regime’s Liberation Army.
MORE ON THE CONNECTION BETWEEN iHEALTH AND THE CCP:
- A letter posted to parent company, Andon Health’s, Chinese-language website indicates that the company has been congratulated by the communist party for “consciously obey[ing]” all of its orders:
- “In the work of ensuring the supply of infrared thermometers, important materials for epidemic prevention and control, your company responded to the call of the state at the first time, overcome all difficulties, urgently organized workers to return to work, worked overtime to carry out production and supply, and consciously obeyed the joint defense of the State Council,” the letter stated.
- “The prevention and control mechanism of the medical supplies and insurance team has actively cooperated with our department to continue to supply infrared thermometers to the country, especially Hubei Province, Beijing and other key regions, and has made outstanding contributions to domestic epidemic prevention and control and the resumption of work and production in various industries.”
BACKGROUND:
- While the general mistrust for China has taken a significant hold amongst Americans since the advent of coronavirus, The Diplomat claims China’s disinformation operations, in all its forms, cannot be underestimated.
- According to the publication, “the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long engaged in information warfare to manipulate public opinion, hoping to win hearts and minds around the world.”
- A Fox News panel of experts discussed just how much the CCP could be covering about the leak of coronavirus, saying that “State Department that we thought the Chinese were hiding something.”
