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All Welcome, Except Some

WHAT HAS BECOME AN ANNUAL PARADE IN midtown Manhattan for Asian Americans was set up with the blessing of New York City Mayor Eric Adams by the CEO of a company that is a registered foreign agent of China, according to documents obtained exclusively by Newsweek.

The findings raise new questions over Chinese influence on operations in the U.S., and particularly in New York, where Adams and some other top politicians have previously received campaign donations from members of groups linked to China’s ruling Communist Party. Newsweek has reported on the extensive network of such groups in the U.S.

The annual Asian American parade began in 2022 and was expected to take place on Manhattan’s Sixth Avenue on May 19 as part of the city’s “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.”

The parade said it welcomes all Asian Americans, but documents obtained by show that

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