Chinese think‑tank ICAS and former Hong Kong leader C.H. Tung cultivate U.S. contacts to promote Beijing narratives
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The passage identifies a network of Chinese‑aligned think‑tank officials (Fu, Hong Nong, C.H. Tung) seeking access to U.S. policymakers and think‑tank analysts, and links funding to Chinese government Former Hong Kong chief executive C.H. Tung and a figure named Fu use U.S. think‑tank platforms to pu Fu attempted to connect with a think‑tank analyst tied to the Trump administration, losing interes
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