New York's Governor Boosts Chinese Companies Under US Sanctions

Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered a keynote speech last week to a Chinese business group led by the American subsidiaries of multiple companies under U.S. sanctions.

Hochul spoke alongside New York City mayor Eric Adams, Delaware governor John Carney, and two Chinese diplomats at the China General Chamber of Commerce's annual gala.

The trade group represents the U.S.-based arms of several Chinese state-owned corporations, including more than a dozen that have been sanctioned for helping the Chinese military and aiding Beijing's human rights abuses.

The Democrats shared the stage with Chinese ambassador Qin Gang and China's New York consul general, Huang Ping.

The chamber, which calls itself the "Largest and most impactful" trade group representing Chinese enterprises in the United States, serves as a facilitator for Chinese companies, American firms, and American policymakers.

AVIC, a Chinese state-owned aerospace and defense contractor, has also been sanctioned over its work for the Chinese military.

At an event in 2020, a lawyer who advises the chamber urged Chinese companies to maintain a "Significant but low-key" presence in Washington to limit punitive action from sanctions.

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