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Subject: Everyone's favorite topic

Date: Thursday, December 23, 2021 12:52:29 PM

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Take a minute and read through this report. It cites some of the same intel and logic used in 2020 to
say that these same units were NOT engaged in election influence but were instead only issue:
focused, to now argue that China |S influencing the [EE election. The regional influence, focus
on issues, etc. They literally cite as support for their argument some of the same reporting used in
the mainline assessment in our minority report

For example, they cite ( activity as being “the Chinese military’ even though in 2020
the IC said we didn’t know who it was. This report describes the same unit that im and | said were
influencing the US 2020 election and now characterizes it as an election-influence unit and attributes
it to the Chinese Government. That’s a weird coincidence, and one we should highlight for oversight.

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We should consider how this looks and on what logical, non-partisan basis the IC makes calls one
way or the other. Why is this unit engaged in election influence in the {EEE onc “to
promote China’s interests” but when they do it here it’s “issue influence” but somehow not election-
related? /t’s the same personnel doing the same kind of activity.

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