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Anti-ICE Protests Facilitate the CCP’s Objectives in America

Anti-ICE protests could easily have been ‘Made in China.’
Anti-ICE Protests Facilitate the CCP’s Objectives in America
Protesters numbering in the thousands demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis, MN., on Jan. 10, 2026.John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Stu Cvrk
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For better or worse, observers around the world have been transfixed by the events unfolding in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and a handful of other American cities over the past several weeks. Eerily, the apparent objectives of the protesters appear to overlap with some of the long-stated objectives of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in its continuing political and hybrid warfare against the United States.

Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.