Title: "Beijing Escalating Efforts To Shape US Policies on China" (p.1).
p.1President's Daily Brief, 25 June 2020 — Beijing Escalating Efforts To Shape US Policies on China
President's Daily BriefJun 25, 20202 pagesPDB 25JUN2020_DECLASS_REDACTED.pdf
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Beijing told a [REDACTED] White House official it possessed derogatory information on him in an effort to compel a restrained approach to China, describing a Chinese attempt to use blackmail against a U.S. administration official with a threat to reveal the information through social media.
The U.S. government assesses this threat is credible.
Lower-level Chinese officials have recommended collecting and using 'black materials' against perceived anti-China U.S. officials since at least January 2019, and this is the most detailed and authoritative recommendation seen.
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States Beijing had told a [REDACTED] White House official it possessed derogatory information on him in an effort to compel a restrained approach to China [OCR unclear], describing a Chinese attempt to use blackmail against a U.S. administration official, with a threat to reveal the information through social media (p.1).
p.1Assesses this threat is credible (p.1).
p.1Notes lower-level Chinese officials have recommended collecting and using "black materials" against perceived anti-China U.S. officials since at least January 2019, and this is the most detailed and authoritative recommendation seen (p.1).
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President's Daily Brief, 25 June 2020 — Beijing Escalating Efforts To Shape US Policies on China · p.1
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President’s Daily Briet baie Beijing Escalating Efforts To Shape US Policies on China ite House official that Beijing had derogatory information on him in an effort to compel him to take a restrained approach to Cn China's attempt to use blackma against a US administration official. reveal the information through social media. We assess that this threat is credible. Lower level Chinese officials have recommended collecting and using “black materials” against perceived anti-China US officials since at least January 2019. This is the most detailed and authoritative recommendation that we have seen.
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