The Chinese Communist Party has plans to infiltrate U.S. companies that operate in the country, according to information obtained by The New York Post.
Sources familiar with the development told the outlet that a new “company law” requires multinational companies with more than 300 employees in China to appoint an “employee representative” to its board of directors.
These “representatives” are believed to be in communication with Chinese entities and may be members of the CCP.
“They can tell a [Chinese intelligence] agent, ‘This is the person you need to talk to. If you want to coerce them, here’s who they are,’” a House aide told The Post. “’I have access to employee data. This is their wife. This is where they live. This is where the kid goes to school.’”
Bejing spies may take part in business meetings or become involved in intellectual property theft, The Post described.
Paul Rosenzweig, a former deputy assistant secretary for Homeland Security, told the outlet that while the Chinese government has previously exerted control over business in “external” ways, such as “government acting upon a corporation,” the CCP is now “adding an internal control, an employee representative.”
“If you wanted to be ungenerous, you could call him a Communist Party spy,” Rosenzweig said.
