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38 20 The Chinese embassy also targets prominent Chinese Americans through the Committee of 100, an organization of the most elite Chinese Americans in the United States. Committee members report significant pressure from the Chinese consulate on committee members to toe the Party line. Some prominent Committee members are openly sympathetic to the goals of the Chinese Communist Party. One of them is George Koo, who in addition to serving in a senior position on the committee is also listed as an “overseas director” of the China Overseas Friendship Association, based in Beijing. 21 “SUF ERERM PRSREEALF RRS MERE — Tete A a BSE.” USA Phoenix News. September 27, 2015. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:CaS -Q4Aug00J:usaphoenixnews.com/m/article.php%3Fid%3D115662+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us. 22 “Pepi Me ele.” The China Press. March 14, 2016. http://ny.uschinapress.com/m/spotlight/2016 /03-14/90681.html. 23 “WESFSBRRMAUH 35 BMA AE?” ChinaQw. March 3, 2018. http://www.chinaqw.com /hqhr/2018/03-03/180466.shtml; “35 MBI RAS BS MM 443k BB.” US-China Press. March 2, 2018. http://www.uschinapress.com/2018/0302/1127148.shtml. 24 Conversations with overseas Chinese members of the CPPCC. 25 “BTRER RAGA KRA BE ie BSS + eS 3S Bs B.” Chinaql.org. September 1, 2018. http:// www.chinagql.org/BIG5/n1/2018/0901/c421026-30265674.html. 26 “AS URAL A-EWe leith HRS.” China Review News. November 3, 2013. http://archive.fo /KyKB7#selection-493.0-498.0. 27 “SR re GAeReERRESAM iat wes.” NACPU. May 17, 2017. http://nacpu.org/news /News2017/05172017nacpu.html. 28 Zhu, Lia. “Reunification gets big boost.” China Daily. November 15, 2016. http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn /us/2016-11/15/content_27388427.htm; “XANES RE PARA.” US-China Press. August 15, 2016. http://www.uschinapress.com/2016/0815/1075554.shtml. 29 Interview with a Committee of 100 executive. The Chinese American Community HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020497