from Wikipedia: "In March 2023, Semafor launched its "China and Global Business Initiative," a collaboration with the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), a think tank founded by the United Front Work Department, a propaganda and foreign influence organization of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[19] Semafor has said the project's purpose is to offer a "diversity of opinion" and "an alternative to Washington's 'hawkish' consensus on Beijing".[37] The initiative would consist of regular events in New York and Beijing and would foster dialogue between business leaders amid increasing China–U.S. tensions.[38]
Semafor's partnership with the CCG has occasionally come under scrutiny due to the latter's opaque relationship with the Chinese Communist Party, especially its history of misleading the public about its ties to the party.[37][19] Semafor CEO Justin Smith said Semafor would go into the collaboration with "eyes wide open" and that it was under no "illusion that Chinese business leaders or other local groups operate independently of the Chinese Communist Party." Smith also said Semafor would retain editorial independence and full ownership of the project.[19] Nevertheless, the project has been periodically criticized, especially by U.S. conservative commentators like The Washington Free Beacon and Diana Furchtgott-Roth.[37]
The project's advisory board contains both U.S. and Chinese business leaders and academics,[39][non-primary source needed] including several influential members of the Chinese Communist party and former Chinese government officials, including Zeng Yuqun, the chairman of CATL who is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,[37] and Wang Huiyao, one of the developers of the controversial Thousand Talents program.[19][37] Other advisors include Chen Deming, a former Minister of Commerce; Cui Tiankai, a former ambassador of China to the U.S.; Zeng Yuqun, the founder and chair of CATL who serves as member of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce as well as the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; and Zhou Xiaochuan, a former governor of People's Bank of China.[37] U.S. board members include Jessica Chen Weiss, a foreign relations expert at Cornell University; Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!; and David Rubenstein, an investor.[39]"
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