More than 100 residents recently learned at a seminar in Warwick, New York, how the Chinese communist regime extends its long arm to threaten U.S. communities.
On the same day of the event, on March 22, a cyberattack allegedly out of mainland China was said to hit one of the largest health care providers in Orange County and held its system hostage.
County Executive Steve Neuhaus mentioned the cyberattack at the seminar, adding that he heard about it from the Department of Homeland Security and immediately notified the provider.
He said that China’s growing military power also poses a threat to every American.
“They are not on par with us, but they are catching up,” he said. “This is where we take it seriously. It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat.”
Neuhaus is a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves.
Panelist Sean Lin said the Chinese regime had been engaged in unrestricted warfare against the free world for years, covering cyber, the military, economy, social media, and elections.
“We are at a stage where no one should have any illusion about the Chinese Community Party [CCP], and we also need to make a clear distinction between the Party and Chinese people,” he said.
Lin, a former U.S. Army officer, is a survivor of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Panelist Chris Chappell mentioned a new Chinese e-commerce company called Temu, which became influential almost overnight with the backing of the communist regime. Temu was featured in this year’s Super Bowl ads and recently surpassed Amazon and Walmart to become the most downloaded app in the United States.
“This is why the United States cannot compete with China, because we think we are playing on a fair-trade playing field when they consider themselves at war with [us],” Chappell said.
“China has weaponized its economy to undermine and destroy the U.S.”
Chappell hosts a show called “China Uncensored,” which has almost 2 million YouTube followers.
Panelist and author Kay Rubacek said the evil nature of the CCP is beyond the imagination of most American people. She took a deep dive into the regime through interviews with many high-level officials, which formed the basis of her book “Who Are China’s Walking Dead?”
“One former police commissioner from Beijing, the capital city of China, said to me: ‘You Westerners, you cannot understand real evil. You are too good. You are too kind,'” she said.
The three panelists encouraged attendees to learn more about the facts of the CCP and protect their families and communities from harm.
This is the fourth seminar about the CCP threat hosted by the Mount Hope Chinese Association.
Local resident Brian Torpie helped bring the seminar to Warwick after attending one in Middletown.
Mela Wu, president of the association, told The Epoch Times that she appreciated the support from local communities and plans to host more seminars in the future.
