America First: Why CCP Influence Must Go
(Jennifer Zeng’s note: On overseas social media, some voices have emerged opposing the United States’ strike against Iran. Even some who previously supported Trump have begun questioning whether this military action was appropriate. The following comment was posted by a Chinese user, Jimy Karter, under a post by former Tiananmen student movement leader Tang Baiqiao, whom I interviewed before. Tang Boqiao's post criticized some Chinese individuals who oppose U.S. efforts to help the Iranian people overthrow tyranny, arguing that such opposition effectively helps the Chinese Communist Party maintain stability. I think his remarks are very well said, so I have translated them here to let the English-speaking world hear the voice of Chinese people who truly love freedom.)
I completely agree with your view—you’ve spoken exactly what’s in my heart.
The CCP’s harm to the United States has never stopped since it seized power. If Trump hadn’t come to office, in another eight or ten years, like an arm-wrestling match, the U.S. might no longer have been able to outmatch the CCP.
Many countries around the world would have sided with the CCP. American politicians would have taken pride in currying favor with the CCP. For a long time, the CCP has used “exchanges between Chinese and American young people” as a pretext (with massive numbers of 30,000–50,000 each year). In ten years, how many of those young people will become elites in American politics and business? Through marriage, seduction, money, organ transplant bribery, and other means, the CCP has co-opted American elites, united-front cabinet members, and decades-long sleeper agents. All of these forces would exert enormous pro-CCP influence. At that point, would America still be salvageable?
When the united-front forces and evil elements the CCP has cultivated in countries around the world all join forces, will the world still have any hope?
Think about it: When did the rapid decline of the United States and the Western world begin? It started in the last twenty years—the very period when the CCP joined the WTO and its national strength surged dramatically. The CCP has been spending more than 85% of its GDP annually on diplomacy (Jennifer’s note: as originally stated). In plain terms, this means all kinds of interest transfers, sex bribery, organ trafficking—including companies doing trade, various chambers of commerce, all sorts of organizations, donations, youth summer camps, cultural exchanges, and so on.
At the same time, the CCP has been nurturing evil forces, the axis of evil countries, and so forth.
Therefore, when President Trump says he wants America First, it cannot be simply understood as always putting American people and American affairs first. There is another layer of meaning: prioritizing the cleanup of forces devouring America, and prioritizing the strengthening of America’s election system.
Global security depends first on the security of the United States. Only if America is strong can the world have hope.
To achieve global security and America First, any anti-American countries and forces must be eliminated, with the CCP at the top of the list. But the CCP is too massive, so first cut off its outer edges: Venezuela, Iran, Cuba—start by trimming those.
If today, when President Trump takes action against Iran, any prominent Chinese influencer questions it for various reasons, they are helping the CCP maintain stability—whether overtly or subtly, directly or euphemistically. Every single one of them is, in effect, trying to tie a noose around President Trump’s neck in advance for the future showdown between the CCP and the U.S.
Making America great again should also mean that no country or organization in the world dares to harm the United States or the American people. Ultimately, it should reach a point where they simply will not harm the United States or its people.
“Dare not” is based on America’s overwhelming strength. “Will not” is based on respect and awe toward the United States.
So today, with President Trump’s military action against Iran, what is there for us ordinary citizens to worry about? The only thing true Trump supporters and patriots who love America can do is pray for the American troops—pray that they return home safely. Everything else can be left to President Trump and his cabinet.
3/11/2026
