Dem mayor’s spox defends meeting with controversial Chinese diplomat who praised CCP [Video]

A spokesperson for a Democrat mayor is defending a recent meeting with a controversial Chinese diplomat, who has repeatedly praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

“Met with Philadelphia’s Mayor Parker together with Tianjin’s Executive Deputy Mayor Liu Guiping,” Huang Ping, who’s been the consul general of China’s New York Consulate since 2018, recently posted on X.

“Exchanges at the subnational level keeps fueling China-US relations. Let’s keep it going,” he added.

Over the last year, Huang has appeared at several prominent universities to meet with officials despite his past statements as well as rising concerns from the American public about China’s aggressive presence in the United States.

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Huang, who met with Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, has previously called the CCP a “great party” and has denied that China is targeting the Muslim Uyghur population in China.

“There are lots of lies here, fabricated by some …