British Politicians and Businesses Exposed to Infiltration by CCP

Members of China’s intelligence agency, the United Front Work Department, are targeting politicians abroad.

Chinese and British flags fly on Pall Mall on Nov. 7, 2005 in London, England. Then Chinese leader Hu Jintao made a 3-day state visit to Britain that began on Nov. 8. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

One of Britain’s largest Chinese business funded real estate projects recently confirmed its breach of contract, sparking a wave of civil investigations into the infiltration of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) into British political and business circles, with a Chinese-born member of the House of Lords suspected of being involved in a major project tender.

On July 31, Lord Wei of Shoreditch, Nathanael Ming-yin Wei, announced in a statement that he had resigned as chairman of the Welcoming Committee for Hong Kongers after receiving this allegation.