'Welcome to the Pandemic' Letter from Chinese Communist Official to US Governor Raises Red Flags

"Hunan has strictly implemented the deployment and requirements of President Xi Jinping and the Chinese government... the situation here continues to improve..."

The Chinese government conducted an influence operation to push harsh lockdown measures in the United States early on in the Covid pandemic. A Chinese official recommended the measures to at least one U.S. governor, according to letters obtained by an investigative journalist.