The State Department has formally transmitted a report to Congress alleging that prominent left-wing activist groups Code Pink and the People’s Forum are linked to Chinese influence operations — igniting a political firestorm and raising fresh questions about foreign propaganda networks operating inside the United States.
The report, titled Countering Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, accuses China of spreading propaganda through nonprofit organizations it claims are connected to a broader network funded by tech mogul Neville Roy Singham. Singham, an American expatriate living in China, was previously identified in a 2023 New York Times investigation as working closely with Chinese government media operations.
Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers delivered a blistering statement alongside the report’s release.
“Partisan hacks spent years peddling the phony Russia collusion hoax while turning a blind eye to the sprawling web of far-left activist organizations who push the agendas of the Chinese Communist Party,” Rogers said.
She went further, asserting that groups like Code Pink and the People’s Forum “denigrate the United States, whitewash the violence of Marxist regimes, and run cover for China while enjoying an influx of cash from a donor network with connections to the Chinese Communist Party.”
The report claims China leverages nonprofits, state media, digital platforms, and so-called proxies to expand its global influence while undermining U.S. credibility. It also names Iran and Russia as engaging in similar information warfare tactics.
State Department identifies Code Pink and other far-left groups as vectors of Chinese influence operations https://t.co/yFnDfpYGXw
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At the center of the allegations is the so-called “Singham network.” Singham’s wife is a co-founder of Code Pink, the anti-war group established in 2002. According to the State Department, organizations within this network amplify pro-Beijing narratives and promote messaging that aligns with Chinese Communist Party interests.
Code Pink has accused the U.S. of launching a “war on China” and operates a “China Is Not Our Enemy” working group. The group has encouraged Americans to travel to China, organized educational trips highlighting poverty alleviation programs, and hosted webinars discussing the Chinese revolution in positive terms. In one cited webinar, an activist reportedly described the communist revolution — which led to tens of millions of deaths — as offering a “path forward to liberation.”
The People’s Forum, based in New York, is also accused of praising the Chinese Communist Revolution and studying it as a possible model for revolutionary movements in the United States. The State Department report notes that the group once hosted lessons aimed at those who “aim to study revolutionary processes in order to make one!” It also organized pro-Maduro protests following developments in Venezuela.
The State Department says it will pursue “complete transparency” regarding donor networks and NGOs that lobby for U.S. adversaries.
The findings are certain to intensify debate over foreign influence operations — and whether activist organizations operating domestically are being used, knowingly or not, to advance the strategic messaging goals of rival powers.
