David Panuelo: “These are the problems we are having with China, that is why we want to recognize Taiwan.”

One of the reasons that China's Political Warfare is successful in so many arenas is that we are bribed to be complicit, and bribed to be silent.

At worst in the short-term, it means we sell our country and our sovereignty for temporary personal benefit.

To say it again: China has established a precedent of taking our private citizens in multilateral meetings to formally represent our country without our Government's awareness or approval thereof.

I am acutely aware that informing you all of this presents risks to my personal safety; the safety of my family; and the safety of the staff I rely on to support me in this work.