{"id":3277,"date":"2025-09-11T23:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:22:10","slug":"united-front-work-department-ufwd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?p=3277","title":{"rendered":"United Front Work Department (UFWD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for what is known as &#8220;united front work.&#8221;<sup><\/sup> This work involves a political strategy of engaging with, influencing, and co-opting individuals and organizations both inside and outside of mainland China that are not directly affiliated with the CCP.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Aspects of the UFWD and United Front Work:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Goals:<\/strong> The primary goal of the UFWD is to expand and exert CCP influence, neutralize threats to the party, and ensure that various groups and individuals align with the CCP&#8217;s interests. This includes gathering intelligence and advancing the CCP&#8217;s political, economic, and security goals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targets:<\/strong> The UFWD&#8217;s work is not limited to any single group. It targets a diverse range of entities and individuals, including:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>China&#8217;s eight minor political parties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethnic and religious minorities (such as Uyghurs in Xinjiang and Tibetans)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overseas Chinese diaspora communities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Private entrepreneurs and business leaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academics, intellectuals, and professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Methods:<\/strong> The UFWD employs a variety of methods to achieve its objectives, which can be overt or covert. These include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Outreach and Engagement:<\/strong> Hosting events, training courses, and media tours to cultivate relationships with key individuals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Covert Influence:<\/strong> Using a network of affiliated organizations\u2014often referred to as &#8220;front&#8221; organizations\u2014to carry out influence-building activities, sometimes without clear attribution. Examples include student groups, friendship associations, and cultural organizations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intelligence Gathering:<\/strong> The UFWD is closely linked with Chinese intelligence agencies, and its networks are used for intelligence purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Propaganda and Narrative Control:<\/strong> Working to promote the CCP&#8217;s preferred narratives globally and to pressure individuals to self-censor on topics unfavorable to the party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Domestic and Overseas Focus:<\/strong> While united front work is primarily a domestic apparatus, its activities extend beyond China&#8217;s borders. The UFWD is a key player in shaping international public opinion, monitoring the Chinese diaspora, and silencing dissidents abroad. It also plays a role in the &#8220;sinicization&#8221; of non-Han ethnic and religious minorities within China.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical Context:<\/strong> The united front has been described by Mao Zedong as one of the CCP&#8217;s &#8220;three magic weapons&#8221; (along with the People&#8217;s Liberation Army and internal party building) for achieving success. Under Xi Jinping, the importance of united front work has been elevated, with an expansion of its scope and resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The UFWD and its associated networks are often viewed by foreign governments and intelligence agencies as a tool for foreign interference, influence, and intelligence operations.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20United%20Front%20Work%20Department,with%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tasked with &#8220;united front work&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=It%20gathers%20intelligence%20on%2C%20manages,Taiwan%2C%20and%20in%20other%20countries.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It gathers intelligence on, manages relations with, and attempts to gain influence over elite individuals and organizations inside and outside mainland China, &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=Through%20its%20efforts%2C%20the%20UFWD,that%20potential%20critics%20remain%20divided.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Through its efforts, the UFWD seeks to ensure that these individuals and groups are supportive of or useful to CCP interests and that potential critics remain &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United front (China) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=United%20front%20organizations%20are%20managed,in%20%22united%20front%20work%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United front organizations are managed primarily by the United Front Work Department (UFWD), but the united front strategy is not limited solely to the UFWD. &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20is%20reported%20to,Federation%20of%20Industry%20and%20Commerce.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The UFWD is reported to have over 40,000 personnel and does not disclose its budget. However, it was estimated to have a budget of at least US$2.6 billion in &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwT3VFy7OP2GpsM614kGVDhSriY-sjMxMSeOR0spEq5oVHopnyuoYS1u4n0J3wZTnLqk268gy_kCpBLOQZINtRsoMRX-gG_FlUCd-pKqzJYrhUwZ6ZHQXli4O2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party &#8211; House.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Select Committee Unveils CCP Influence Memo, &#8220;United Front 101&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Targets of United Front Work &#8211; Members of China&#8217;s eight minor parties; &#8211; Individuals without party affiliations; &#8211; Non\u2010CCP intellectuals; &#8211; Ethnic &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20focuses%20its%20work,or%20who%20represent%20interest%20groups.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The UFWD focuses its work on people or entities that are outside the CCP, especially in the overseas Chinese diaspora, who hold political, commercial, &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=855402133  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRm1Eq59fZ3wG-GwX3x3c0tN7-_QFbccOZV8ai8k-WsFfOE8x1RtBsgFKLqJOqLo8e3eKpkmiV3J-BiPZ0CIqUpkBpEizWXuA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.canada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing&#8217;s Political Warfare in Canada: Tracking the Footprints of the United Front Work Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=The%20objective%2C%20as%20always%2C%20is,support%20Beijing's%20policies%20and%20purposes.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The objective, as always, is to use a variety of methods to influence diaspora communities, foreign governments, and other elements in society such as the &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwT3VFy7OP2GpsM614kGVDhSriY-sjMxMSeOR0spEq5oVHopnyuoYS1u4n0J3wZTnLqk268gy_kCpBLOQZINtRsoMRX-gG_FlUCd-pKqzJYrhUwZ6ZHQXli4O2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party &#8211; House.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Select Committee Unveils CCP Influence Memo, &#8220;United Front 101&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=The%20UFWD%20also%20has%20a,middle%20class%20and%20urban%20professionals.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The UFWD also has a major domestic role which includes overseeing the affairs of the PRC&#8217;s non-communist minor parties and ensuring support for the CCP from &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=390274593  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRUxzTa6UNRGiVob6pICT1xs91Wjk89TnkLA1h_Z2FBLAJldYNUlRczC8VPvTavw183jVcsPTlt5p6cb5GLdSIVFvlSeBEyrXV0w3iRGiJcg6MKA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Observing China<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.observingchina.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What is the United Front Work Department? &#8211; Observing China<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.observingchina.org.uk\/p\/the-investigator-03-2024#:~:text=levels%20of%20government.-,According%20to%20UFWD%20work%20regulations%20of%20September%202015%2C%20its%20targets,Kong%20and%20Macao%20compatriots%3B%20Taiwan\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to UFWD work regulations of September 2015, its targets are the eight &#8216;democratic parties&#8217;; non-party persons; non-CCP intellectuals; ethnic &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=855402133  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRs9payNlh9TpiBFIyi187NcKq8ZvFwwRiNkqr1YmqvvxYQ9l9aWg25rsKQpLKTwWCWYOETeNHKezhYCNgA_O3LaWv6fjWg-xS\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Diplomat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thediplomat.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CCP Propaganda and United Front Operations in US Allies &#8211; The Diplomat<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/02\/ccp-propaganda-and-united-front-operations-in-us-allies\/#:~:text=In%20its%20effort%20to%20undermine,its%20government%20against%20its%20propaganda.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In its effort to undermine adversarial narratives, CPD and UFWD methods seek to shape the information battlespace by sowing discord, confusion, and weakening &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=2111646941  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQHTYjx1pT1OLl0aNnIBYrQw7LTpBkBYbTnq3A4NeDpb0PKwzcrprIiMKY6EKB7nr0kohtm0K1bPO7LtG3vWFVfh6C0i_HC\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.uscc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China&#8217;s Overseas United Front Work: Background and Implications for the United States<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/research\/chinas-overseas-united-front-work-background-and-implications-united-states#:~:text=To%20carry%20out%20its%20influence,strategy%20conduct%20influence%20operations%20targeting\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To carry out its influence activities abroad, the UFWD directs \u201coverseas Chinese work,\u201d which seeks to co-opt ethnic Chinese individuals and communities living &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_Mrr9fKa1q6C7zenEAuATY_IxdZ0StLUc3vgJLyNcJfjhQNzPn2YIsXjEsuiznJYHlLRASCkOiM6Lky0_T7_ib3Vu-7msCC6dV0rXbGWWhtfXkw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASPI Strategist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.aspistrategist.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How China&#8217;s united front system works overseas | The Strategist<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.org.au\/how-chinas-united-front-system-works-overseas\/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20these%20organisations,unfavourable%20to%20the%20Chinese%20government.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In some cases, these organisations\u2014such as trade guilds, student groups and &#8216;friendship associations&#8217;\u2014engage in political activity designed to shield the CCP &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United front (China) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20Australian%20analyst%20Alex,use%20for%20their%20own%20purposes%22.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to Australian analyst Alex Joske, &#8220;the united front system provides networks, cover and institutions that intelligence agencies use for their own &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United front (China) &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_front_(China)#:~:text=According%20to%20a%202018%20report,CCP%2C%20and%20harass%20or%20undermine\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to a 2018 report by the United States\u2013China Economic and Security Review Commission, &#8220;United Front work serves to promote Beijing&#8217;s preferred global &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcTGo2ldWXblVJVy9av_nsZSibxa_2qWNauc-_aN3Z88QWRlrBwOirgky4S2BQx4HAP717l1X6fwOGXal25Xka-QwL048XUpux7h5g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Front Work Department &#8211; Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Front_Work_Department\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Functions &#8211; The UFWD is tasked with expanding and exerting CCP influence over groups and prominent individuals which have no direct affiliation with the &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=To%20leverage%20the%20diaspora's%20political,sometimes%20termed%20'transnational%20repression')\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=To%20leverage%20the%20diaspora's%20political,sometimes%20termed%20'transnational%20repression')\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=390274593  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2-NPEp-fu9CBMa-_AizgeFgCjUo_vDxuEKsua71ARNYXU4S64PZr5AU-GQoCR6LgahbHOrQGL5KVybyYVsf0birq3kXMpI8WR9QmpDw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=To%20leverage%20the%20diaspora's%20political,sometimes%20termed%20'transnational%20repression')\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ukctransparency.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=To%20leverage%20the%20diaspora's%20political,sometimes%20termed%20'transnational%20repression')\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United Front in the UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=To%20leverage%20the%20diaspora's%20political,sometimes%20termed%20'transnational%20repression')\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To leverage the diaspora&#8217;s political influence in other countries in order to shape politics and the way China is viewed in those countries. To undermine &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwT3VFy7OP2GpsM614kGVDhSriY-sjMxMSeOR0spEq5oVHopnyuoYS1u4n0J3wZTnLqk268gy_kCpBLOQZINtRsoMRX-gG_FlUCd-pKqzJYrhUwZ6ZHQXli4O2\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party &#8211; House.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Select Committee Unveils CCP Influence Memo, &#8220;United Front 101&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/select-committee-unveils-ccp-influence-memo-united-front-101#:~:text=Notably%2C%20the%20UFWD%20has%20played,of%20the%20Uyghurs%20in%20Xinjiang.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Notably, the UFWD has played a central role in formulating, implementing, and defending policies to \u201cSinicize\u201d China&#8217;s ethnic minorities, including the ongoing &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20'United%20Front',CCP's%20internal%20'party%20building'.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20'United%20Front',CCP's%20internal%20'party%20building'.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=390274593  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ2-NPEp-fu9CBMa-_AizgeFgCjUo_vDxuEKsua71ARNYXU4S64PZr5AU-GQoCR6LgahbHOrQGL5KVybyYVsf0birq3kXMpI8WR9QmpDw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20'United%20Front',CCP's%20internal%20'party%20building'.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ukctransparency.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20'United%20Front',CCP's%20internal%20'party%20building'.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The United Front in the UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ukctransparency.org\/projects-2\/the-united-front-in-the-uk\/#:~:text=Historically%2C%20the%20'United%20Front',CCP's%20internal%20'party%20building'.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Historically, the &#8216;United Front&#8217; was described by Chairman Mao Zedong as one of the &#8216;three big magic weapons&#8217; of the CCP, along with the People&#8217;s Liberation &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=855402133  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRm1Eq59fZ3wG-GwX3x3c0tN7-_QFbccOZV8ai8k-WsFfOE8x1RtBsgFKLqJOqLo8e3eKpkmiV3J-BiPZ0CIqUpkBpEizWXuA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.canada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing&#8217;s Political Warfare in Canada: Tracking the Footprints of the United Front Work Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/security-intelligence-service\/corporate\/publications\/hybrid-methods-in-the-grey-zone\/beijings-political-warfare-canada-tracking-footprints-united-front-work-department.html#:~:text=Another%20significant%20change%20came%20after,the%20resources%20of%20the%20UFWD.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Another significant change came after Xi Jinping became CCP General-Secretary and President of the PRC in 2012 and 2013. Xi has massively increased both the &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"ng-star-inserted\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-opt-id=1657282792  decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com\/favicon-tbn?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRu38gM_Sz6qXHI6spcP-0HRVsvsQVb40xBPLvmeGRRu4dcnGx42LNmabrj_Y3jc0t7qQowyzBC54fTupGG-KaW6Gix7TV1L8g3N5zu6QdZYquxxE\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">S\u00e9curit\u00e9 publique Canada<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.securitepublique.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign Interference \u2013 China&#8217;s Use of the United Front Work Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.securitepublique.gc.ca\/cnt\/trnsprnc\/brfng-mtrls\/prlmntry-bndrs\/20200930\/015\/index-en.aspx?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20scope%20of%20potential%20foreign,use%20of%20sophisticated%20cyber%20tools.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The scope of potential foreign interference activities can be broad, encompassing a range of techniques that are familiar to intelligence agencies. These &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) responsible for what is known as &#8220;united front work.&#8221; This work involves a political strategy of engaging with, influencing, and co-opting individuals and organizations both inside and outside of mainland China that are not directly affiliated&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/?p=3277\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">United Front Work Department (UFWD)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-truben-show"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3278,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3277\/revisions\/3278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/172-234-197-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}