EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans launch investigation into whether Code Pink – the rabble-rousing activists who have shut down hearings and demanded Pentagon budget be cut – are secretly funded by the Chinese Communist Party
Republicans in the House of Representatives are demanding information to investigate whether the seditious advocacy group Code Pink is illegally funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The progressive anti-war group has advocated that the Pentagon should reduce its military budget as a way to combat climate change, among other things. The Republicans’ letter, obtained by DailyMail.com and addressed to Code Pink founder Jodie Evans, raises concerns about her husband’s ties to the CCP.
Evans is married to Connecticut-born technology entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham, a self-described socialist and mega-rich benefactor of “far-left causes” based in Shanghai, China.
Code Pink is a 501(C)3 nonprofit organization that regularly interrupts hearings and floor proceedings on Capitol Hill. The group has recently been leading pro-Palestinian protests in DC and across the country.
Over the summer, Code Pink activists protested at the offices of members of the China Select Subcommittee, denying allegations of forced labor in Xinjiang province.
Jodie Evans, left, pictured with husband Neville Singham, right
The letter, signed by 10 Republican members of the Natural Resources Committee, said they are “deeply concerned” about Code Pink’s ties to the CCP, and are investigating whether the CCP has illegally failed to pose as a foreign agent Register.
It requests all communications between Code Pink, Singham and the CCP between 2017 and today, as well as all documents relating to transactions between Code Pink and a foreign entity and evidence of whether or not Code Pink is registered as a foreign agent.
A goddamn New York Times report revealed that Singham ‘works closely with the Chinese government’s media machine and funds its propaganda worldwide.’
The report traced hundreds of millions of dollars to groups that “mix progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points.”
Code Pink, meanwhile, has changed its stance on China since Evans and Singham married in 2017.
Capitol Police officers escort Code Pink protester Medea Benjamin out of the chamber during testimony from Sec. Antony Blinken, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2023
Code Pink demonstrators raise their painted hands in protest in front of Gaza against Israel’s counter-offensive
Code Pink once criticized China’s human rights record and treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.
The group now has a campaign on its website titled “China is not our enemy.”
“The US is heading for a dangerous confrontation with China,” Code Pink’s site reads. “Increasing hostilities are holding us back from tackling existential challenges like the climate crisis.”
It adds: “The US believes it can win a nuclear war against China and is preparing for war. One of those preparations is manipulating the minds of American citizens to support this war, which threatens our society as much as it threatens China and the rest of the world.”
Evans, 68, managed California Governor Jerry Brown’s 1992 presidential campaign and was deeply involved in Democratic circles. After the Iraq war started, she rededicated herself to activism and founded Code Pink.
She quickly became known for donning bright pink outfits and taking to Capitol Hill for disruptive demonstrations that often ended in arrest.
And until a few years ago, she criticized China without hesitation.
“We demand that China stop the brutal repression of their women human rights defenders,” she wrote on Twitter in 2015.
But since her wedding in 2017, about a quarter of Code Pink’s donations, more than $1.7 million, have come from Singham’s groups.
Evans is now a staunch defender of China.
Evans imagined himself protesting China in 2015 before pivoting on the CCP
Evans has adopted a much more pro-China stance after marrying Singham
Code Pink regularly disrupts conference proceedings
A Code Pink protester holds a sign as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) testifies on Capitol Hill
‘US stop your aggression against China!’ she wrote on Twitter in February 2022.
When former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan in 2022, Evans tweeted, “This would be an irresponsible act of war! The Pentagon generals beg her not to go. Who are the 300 million US to dictate to 1.5 billion people and break a One China agreement? Are you that arrogant?’
Singham made his money through his software consulting firm Thoughtworks, which he founded in Chicago in 1993.
He sold it to private equity firm Apax Partners for $785 million.
Singham shares an office in Shanghai with a Chinese media company called Maku Group, which appears to be dedicated to producing foreign propaganda.
Singham claims he is not working with the Chinese government, but a network he owns is producing a YouTube show with China’s propaganda department and working with a Chinese university to “spread China’s voice around the world ‘.
Singham’s groups work on behalf of Chinese interests by producing YouTube videos that have racked up millions of views, meeting with congressional staffers, proposing candidates in African elections and organizing protests, such as a ‘No Cold War’ protest in London in 2021 that resulted in violence.
None of Singham’s nonprofits have registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as is required for groups promoting ideas on behalf of a foreign government.
Evans at a ceasefire protest
Jodie and Neville are pictured at their Bob Marley-themed wedding in Jamaica in 2017. Guests included socialist ice cream giant Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry’s