politics
White House Releases 2020 Intelligence Summaries Alleging Chinese Plans to Fuel U.S. Racial Protests
Documents released Thursday detail alleged Chinese plans to encourage unrest ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The Federalist reported the summaries were hidden from President Trump at the time.
Jul 18, 5:37 AM·1m read1 source
The FederalistAudio version
Tap play to generate a narrated version.
Developing·Limited corroboration so far. This page will refresh as more sources emerge.
The White House released documents on Thursday, July 16, 2026, containing 2020 intelligence summaries that outlined Chinese plans to encourage violent demonstrations and looting ahead of the presidential election. The Federalist reported that the summaries stated China intended to exploit U.S. societal fissures by alleging that White people hate Black people and by inciting demonstrations and marches as evidence of racial divides.
The documents further described plans to increase conflict between police and anti-racism activists while feeding perceptions that U.S. law enforcement resents the government and people of color. According to the summaries from a sensitive government agency, China had developed capabilities to project these themes into social media platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as mainstream media through overt and hidden influencers.
The Federalist reported that the intelligence summaries were apparently hidden from President Donald Trump when produced in 2020. In September 2020, The Heritage Foundation stated that 95 percent of the 2020 riots were linked to BLM and called for investigation into Chinese Communist Party support for BLM and the riots.
” Axios CEO Jim VandeHei sent an email to staff stating the company would pay bail and medical bills for employees arrested or injured while participating in BLM protests.
