Is anyone really surprised?

Bush family nonprofit's $5 million deal with China influence group

Why it matters: As tensions escalate between the U.S. and China, leaders with the George H.W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations have sounded off for closer ties — and while criticizing Beijing in some cases, have toed China's line on some major geopolitical issues.

Driving the news: Axios obtained a written agreement that spells out the details of a $5 million grant from the China-United States Exchange Foundation to the Bush China Foundation, established in 2017 with the former president's blessing.

CUSEF leadership has close ties to Chinese government officials, and the group has a reputation as an arm of Bejing's political influence operation. It provided a significant share of the funds for the Bush group's efforts to improve Sino-American relations.
What they're saying: Bush China Foundation spokesperson Leslie Reagan confirmed the authenticity of the agreement, but stressed that CUSEF's funding has no effect on its policy work.

"We are proud of our partnership with CUSEF and deeply appreciative of CUSEF's generous support," she wrote in an emailed statement.
"(T)he Bush China Foundation has staked out a very strong independent posture on virtually all of the major issues in the U.S.-China relationship; in the process, we have frequently leveled sharp criticism of Chinese policies and actions when we believe that has been merited," she said.
Reagan said the organization rejects suggestions that CUSEF acts as a mouthpiece for political interests in China. "Knowing CUSEF as we do, we do not buy into that narrative," she wrote. "CUSEF has never sought to influence our editorial positions or encroach on our editorial independence."
Details: The grant agreement, dated September 19, 2019, and signed by both parties, calls for CUSEF to donate $1 million per year to the Bush China Foundation from 2019 through 2023.

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The Bush family was a  political abomination

Quote from: ldub23 on June 05, 2021, 03:17:32 PMThe Bush family was a  political abomination

Clintons were worse.

Then we can talk about the Kennedys....

Quote from: winterset on June 05, 2021, 05:21:37 PMClintons were worse.

Then we can talk about the Kennedys....

All full time career politicians are assholes and not our friends regardless of which flag they're flying.

Quote from: winterset on June 05, 2021, 05:21:37 PMClintons were worse.

Then we can talk about the Kennedys....

They both shared a common belief, they both hated America.