The Telegraph reported that roughly £250,000 from entities linked to Singham was transferred to a UK company associated with Code Pink.
By Shula Rosen
US and British authorities are investigating allegations that anti-Israel activist group Code Pink received money and direction from networks connected to the Chinese government, including funding linked to Shanghai-based American tech executive Neville Roy Singham.
The inquiries are examining financial ties involving Singham, the husband of Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans, and the group’s advocacy of positions supportive of Beijing.
Code Pink has denied receiving funding from the Chinese government.
US congressional inquiries have focused on millions of dollars that lawmakers say reached Code Pink through a donor network connected to Singham, who has been accused of financing pro-China propaganda.
The Telegraph reported that roughly £250,000 from entities linked to Singham was transferred to a UK company associated with Code Pink to help organize anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
Scrutiny has also focused on Code Pink’s positions on China.
The organization has campaigned under the slogan “China is not our enemy,” while critics and oversight bodies have accused it of promoting positions that mirror those of the Chinese Communist Party.
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have called on the Department of Justice to investigate whether Code Pink should be required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA.
British authorities have also examined financing connected to the organization as part of concerns over potential foreign interference.
Singham has emerged as a central figure in the inquiries because of his financial connections to organizations involved in political activism and his relationship with Evans.
Code Pink co-founders Medea Benjamin and Evans have rejected accusations that their organization receives Chinese government funding.
They have described the claims as false smears aimed at suppressing anti-war activism.
The investigations come as US and British officials examine whether financial networks linked to China have supported activist organizations and political campaigns abroad.
The inquiries have focused both on the origins of funding reaching Code Pink and allegations that the organization’s political advocacy has aligned with positions promoted by Beijing.