Rahm Emmanuel – noted as a likely pick for President Biden’s Ambassador to Japan – spoke at a conference sponsored by the China-United States Exchange Foundation – a Chinese Communist Party-linked group that serves to “influence foreign governments” to “take actions or adopt positions supportive of Beijing’s preferred policies,” The National Pulse can reveal. The unearthed connection follows reports that President Biden is likely to tap Emmanuel for the role of U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Emmanuel, also a former Chief of Staff to President Obama, spoke at a China-United States Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) event in 2013 to promote the organization’s