❓WHAT HAPPENED: A network of global nonprofit groups funded by Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham is allegedly being used to spread pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. This network, which includes organizations like BreakThrough News and CodePink, operates with funding from Singham and his affiliates, often through tax-exempt entities.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Neville Roy Singham, BreakThrough News, CodePink, and others linked to the Singham network, along with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
📍WHEN & WHERE: Recent activities include events in Havana, Cuba, and financial transactions dating from 2017 to 2025 involving nonprofits in the U.S. and abroad.
🎯IMPACT: The network influences global narratives, undermines U.S. interests, and promotes Chinese Communist Party propaganda through a sophisticated system of funding and media production.
A network of global nonprofit groups funded by Shanghai-based billionaire Neville Roy Singham is allegedly being used to spread pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. This network, which includes organizations like BreakThrough News and CodePink, operates with funding from Singham and his affiliates, often through tax-exempt entities.
Notably, Singham’s network has been instrumental in organizing and funding the recent leftist “Granma 2.0” flotilla to Cuba, including participation from alleged Chinese front groups like CodePink. The Caribbean island nation’s communist regime is on the brink of collapse, a situation that proves a serious strategic problem for China as Cuba hosts a major Chinese military spy base. Additionally, the loss of Cuba’s CCP-friendly regime would come on the heels of the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan narco-dictator Nicolás Maduro, a major source of oil—along with the Islamic Republic of Iran—for the Chinese state.
Financial records show that three U.S. nonprofits linked to Singham sent $9.1 million to Shanghai Maku Cultural Communications Co., a pro-China propaganda firm. This firm is housed in the same building as Singham’s operations in Shanghai and aligns with CCP narratives. These transactions are part of a broader ideological pipeline that moves hundreds of millions of dollars globally to support pro-China messaging.
The network’s influence extends beyond funding. It includes a coordinated media machine that produces content, organizes protests, and shapes public opinion. For example, BreakThrough News, which received over $1 million from Singham, regularly promotes anti-American and pro-China narratives. Its ties to the CCP have raised concerns among U.S. lawmakers, including House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-MO).
Experts warn that this propaganda effort mirrors Mao Zedong‘s strategy of “Propaganda Work,” embedding revolutionary narratives within cultural and social organizations to erode societal cohesion. Currently, China’s foreign-directed propaganda is largely overseen by the China Association for International Friendly Contact (CAIFC). This internal government organization is under the direct supervision of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission (CMC), the latter of which is itself chaired by China’s paramount leader, Xi Jinping.
Notably, while CAIFC is publicly led by a minor princeling, Chen Yuan—son of the former Vice Premier of the same name—it is actually controlled by one of China’s most powerful princelings, Deng Rong, the daughter of former paramount leader Deng Xiaoping.
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