How Mamdani’s Democratic Socialists Sought Ties With Chinese Officials

Newsweek ^ | January 20, 2026 | Didi Kirsten Tatlow

[Twotone]

Democratic Socialists of America members, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political organization, have been cultivating connections with Chinese Communist Party officials and agreeing to take pro-China positions, according to extensive minutes of internal meetings seen by Newsweek.

The minutes of the DSA meetings show participants discussing contacts with officials from China’s ruling party in the name of “anti-imperialism,” with some members saying the organization should avoid topics that are sensitive for Beijing, such as China’s threats to invade Taiwan, its security crackdown in Hong Kong and abuses of the Uyghur Muslim minority. They also discuss visits to China. Chinese officials did not take part in the meetings themselves, but met with members in China and encouraged the DSA to set up exchanges, according to the minutes.

“China wants to interface with the DSA,” one New York-based political activist told a meeting on October 8 last year of the China Working Group of the DSA’s International Committee, which helps set policy and advises leaders. “If we develop a killer two-week itinerary, hire locals and develop further connections with the CPC [Communist Party of China], then we’re golden,” says the person, whose name is redacted.

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TOPICS: China; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: ccp; china; mamdani; newyork; treason

[Twotone]

An older article, but it wasn't posted. Hard to believe this isn't illegal.

[brownsfan]

“An older article, but it wasn’t posted. Hard to believe this isn’t illegal.”

Well, it may be illegal for those of us not in the club.

[dowcaet]

The MSM knows these openly avowed Democrat Socialists are causing damage to their brand. Good. Mamdani and his crew are openly espousing what the Democrats truly want.

Get the popcorn out. The MSM is gonna try and take these people down to protect their establishment Democrat buddies and it will only embolden the Mamdani wing of their party to fight harder.

[rdcbn1]

America's new generation of Communists are Maoists. It's been that way since the 1990’s when Clinton's White House Staffers were Maoists.

[chopperk]

Mami must be running out of OPM.

[bobbo666]

It is, but the DNC is immune to US law.

Newsweek? Wut, the written version of CNN?

[sauropod]

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[willk]

Bill Mare says young people voting for socialist because of eating Tide Pods.😆

[No name given]

‘ Hard to believe this isn’t illegal.’

Big time!

[No name given]

That’s the sad truth.

[MtnClimber]

Because their logic is inverted, the DSA does not think China oppresses their people.

[Honorary Serb]

.......Democratic Socialists of America members, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political organization, have been cultivating connections with Chinese Communist Party.......

“Birds of a feather flock together!”