CCP Requests Congratulatory Messages for 100Th Anniversary, Gets None From Western Democracies
Evidence shows Chinese authorities recently requested foreign political leaders to send messages to congratulate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) upon its 100th anniversary. The Chinese regime claims the CCP has received more than 1,300 congratulatory messages regarding the anniversary, according to Guo Yezhou, deputy director of the International Department under the Central Committee of the […]
Evidence shows Chinese authorities recently requested foreign political leaders to send messages to congratulate the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) upon its 100th anniversary. The Chinese regime claims the CCP has received more than 1,300 congratulatory messages regarding the anniversary, according to Guo Yezhou, deputy director of the International Department under the Central Committee of the CCP. Senders include over 150 heads of state leaders and over 200 political party leaders, Guo declared on a June 28 press briefing. However, Beijing had requested foreign dignitaries to send such goodwill messages to the CCP to save face, Japanese-language Sankei News reported on July 1. The outlet said the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan received a request from the Chinese side and sent a "telegram" in the name of its secretary-general, Toshihiro Nikai, for the sake of courtesy. The LDP was not alone in encountering such a request from Beijing. So did ...
