by Kyle Becker, Becker News:
The Chinese government conducted an influence operation to push harsh lockdown measures in the United States early on in the Covid pandemic. A Chinese official recommended the measures to at least one U.S. governor, according to letters obtained by an investigative journalist.
Jessica Hockett, a Covid researcher, recently revealed a letter addressed to Governor J.B. Pritzker from Du Jiahao, a prominent Chinese Communist Party official and Chairman of the Standing Committee of Hunan Provincial People’s Congress.
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“Recently, we have noticed that Covid-19 cases had emerged in the State of Illinois, and a State of Emergency was declared,” Jiahao’s letter reads.
“On this special occasion, on behalf of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People’s Government, and the 73 million Hunanese people, I would like to express my condolences and support to you and to friends in Illinois.”
“Public health security is a common challenge facing humankind. Under your leadership, Illinois is actively fighting the epidemic. I believe you will be able to overcome this challenge soon and minimize its impact. Recently, by effectively promoting various prevention and control measures, Hunan has strictly implemented the deployment and requirements of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government, and has always put the people’s lives and health in the first place. The situation here continues to improve, and the recovery of economic and social order is accelerated. Hunan is willing to work together with Illinois by sharing our experience in epidemic prevention and strengthening relevant cooperation, and we will donate a batch of anti-epidemic materials to you.”
“In September, 2018, I led a delegation to visit Illinois, Hunan and Illinois have signed a Letter of Intent for Sister Province-State Relationship, and have well collaborated in the fields of agriculture, machinery manufacturing, environmental protection, education and culture. Hopefully with your support, the two sides can strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation in more fields and at a deeper level, and work together for the benefìt of both peoples.”
I sincerely wish the State of Illinois an early victory over the epidemic! I wish you and your friends in Illinois good health and good luck! We are with you!”
Hockett questioned on Twitter if every U.S. governor received such a supportive letter from a Chinese official in March 2020, or if it was only sent to the Governor of Illinois. Hockett remarked on her impression of the letters.
“Letters are dated March 13, 2020, but were sent as attachments in an email to the Governor chief of staff on March 16, 2020,” Hockett wrote. “Reads like a ‘Welcome to the Pandemic’ greeting, doesn’t it? Is this a video game?”
She shed more light on the correspondence, mentioning that the letters were dated March 13, 2020, but were emailed to the Governor’s chief of staff on March 16, 2020. There is also a Chinese language copy of the letter, according to Hockett.
