Tue Dec 14, 2021 – 9:08 pm EST
BEIJING, China (LifeSiteNews) — The next Instagram post or TikTok video you see that promotes the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing could be paid for by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
A December 10 document filed with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) discloses that Vippi Media, based in New Jersey, has been awarded a $300,000 contract by the People’s Republic of China consulate to recruit social media influencers to promote messages in support of the 2022 Games.
The public relations campaign comes at the same time that President Joe Biden announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games, meaning no U.S. officials can attend. The move is meant to “to protest Beijing’s human rights abuses, and especially its treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang province,” according to The Washington Post.
Vippi Media and CEO Vipinder Jaswal registered as a foreign agent due to its contract with the Chinese government. Jaswal owns 100% of the company. The business appears to be registered to a home in New Jersey, but he is not an American citizen. His registration lists him as a United Kingdom citizen.
Jaswal’s company received $210,000 on November 23 as an advance on the contract. His media company has been contracted to “strategize and execute an
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