Posted on 01/29/2023 12:47:40 PM PST by Right Wing Vegan
Some of the most prominent venues in New York City have recently hosted as an honored guest a Chinese official who praised China's ruling Communist Party as "great" and dismissed reports of systematic persecution against minorities inside China as "lies."
Huang Ping, who's been the consul general of China's New York Consulate since 2018, has over the past week made appearances at Barclays Center, the Nasdaq MarketSite, and the Empire State Building, rubbing elbows with prominent American business leaders at each stop.
The NBA's Brooklyn Nets, which play at Barclays in Brooklyn, celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Rabbit on Thursday. Huang went on the basketball court, where he spoke briefly and received a sweater and toy rabbit as gifts from Sam Zussman, CEO of the Nets' parent company BSE Global.
The game was "an opportunity for us to come together and pay homage to the rich history and traditions associated with Chinese culture across the world and in our own community," said Zussman.
Earlier in the week, Ping rang the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock exchange in Times Square, also as a celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Chinese state-run media was quick to promote Huang's appearance — including warm remarks from Nasdaq Vice Chairman Robert H. McCooey, Jr. welcoming the consul and praising Nasdaq's ties to China.
"Nasdaq's commitment to China remains very strong," McCooey said at the ceremony. "We're extremely proud to be the home for over 175 Chinese companies, innovative and iconic companies who embody the entrepreneurial spirit that help our two nations continue to grow."
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Capialists will sell you the rope you hang them with.
The Communist Chinese Official offered money to the New Yorkers operating the venues to prostitute themselves and their customers to Communism.
They took the money, the Communists took New York, fair and square.
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