The Chinese Intelligence Operation Called Sub-National Cooperation

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Jan. 10, 2020 Alex Wong/Getty Images

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At the most recent National Governors Association meeting on Feb. 8, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed the existence of a list created by a Chinese state-run think tank. The list is of all 50 U.S. governors, and it categorizes each one by their attitudes toward China as friendly, hardline, or ambiguous.