Pentagon should investigate Adm. Bill Owens's China collusion
As Natalie Winters reported this week, numerous very high-ranking retired U.S. military officers engaged with a Chinese Communist Party front organization, The China Association for International Friendly Contact. Winters reports that “The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission found that the group performed the dual roles of ‘intelligence collection’ and ‘conducting propaganda and perception management campaigns.'"
TL;DR
- Numerous high-ranking retired U.S. military officers engaged with The China Association for International Friendly Contact, a Chinese Communist Party front organization.
- This organization reportedly performed intelligence collection and propaganda campaigns.
- Adm. William “Bill” Owens is identified as the most involved retired officer and the one who gained the most profit.
- Owens published an opinion piece opposing the Taiwan Relations Act and supported PRC security objectives.
- He also worked as a business partner of Huawei, promoting its equipment despite its ties to Chinese intelligence.
- The article calls for War Department scrutiny, potential court-martial, demotion, and pension reduction for Owens.
- It suggests a broader principle that senior officers should face similar disciplinary treatment as junior officers.