John Liu’s Public Meetings With Triad-Related Organization

Below is a list of some of NYC comptroller candidate John Liu’s public meetings with the Fukien American Association, which has connections to human trafficking, prostitution, and other organized crime.

According to Ko-lin Chin, a leading expert on Chinese gangs, the Fukien American Association is: “affiliated with a street gang, is involved in illegal gambling, and also the leadership of the organization is pretty much controlled by people who are involved by people in human smuggling.”

July 10, 2007: $36,000 was raised at an event organized by the Fukien American Association called “Chinese New Yorkers supporting John Liu’s 2009 candidacy fundraiser,” according to Qiao Bao, a pro-Chinese regime newspaper.

July 2, 2008: The Fukien American Association raised at least $70,000 for Liu’s campaign, according to an article published in the Chinese-language newspaper World Journal.

Jan. 26, 2009: Liu attended the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chinatown in an event organized by the Fukien American Association. He is pictured standing next to Peng Keyu, the New York Chinese consul general, in a photo on the China News Service Web site (CNS is a CCP-controlled news outlet).

June 3, 2009: The Fukien American Association held a ceremony at Manhattan Chinatown’s Jin Fong restaurant to celebrate its anniversary. In photos of the event posted on the Fukien American Association Web site, John Liu sat next to the association’s chairman, with Chinese Consul General Peng Keyu on the other side of the chairman. The same photos show Liu speaking at a podium with a large Chinese flag behind him. The Web page about the anniversary celebration was removed the day after The Epoch Times cited it in a Sept. 3 article.

Aug. 16, 2009: Liu visited the office of the Fukien American Association, urging members that, “The final month before the election is the most critical,” and “Absolutely don’t let down your guards, you must register to vote before the 21st. Then on Sept. 15, cast your sacred ballot,” according to a World Journal article. A photo shows Liu with association members around a table, food on offer, everyone holding John Liu posters.