The Pentagon, for years, has considered China to be America’s foremost hegemonic challenger in the world, but for some reason, Democrats haven’t heeded the message — including the highest-ranking party member in the U.S. Senate.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and other New York Democrats are facing criticism after a video surfaced showing them seemingly paying tribute to China by waving a Chinese flag.
Schumer waved the flag “just moments after the organizers of a Lunar New Year event blasted China’s national anthem in the middle of Manhattan,” the National Review reported.
“Schumer’s apparent willingness to wave the flag of a foreign authoritarian government calls attention to the strange nature of the New York political world’s engagements with community events that feature a pro-Beijing twist,” NR reported further.
The Senate leader and other prominent New York politicians were on stage at a rally preceding an annual parade in Manhattan’s Chinatown district alongside Huang Ping, a Chinese ambassador known for his hard-line stance, who has denied China’s human rights abuses.
Also on the stage was “Wu Xiaoming, a senior consular official linked to China’s secret police station in New York,” the outlet added.
New: Senator Chuck Schumer waved the People’s Republic of China flag onstage at a Lunar New Year event on Sunday.
He and other top New York politicians appeared onstage at a rally, preceding an annual parade in Manhattan’s Chinatown, alongside Huang Ping, a hard-line Chinese… pic.twitter.com/seqf0RhOl0
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In addition to Schumer, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and several Democratic New York legislators and city council members were also in attendance.
During his speech, Schumer also called for more immigration from China to the U.S.
“I am proud to say that I am a fighter to get comprehensive immigration reform to allow many more Chinese to come to America,” he said.
