It’s no secret that China is one of America’s biggest and more troublesome adversaries.
After all, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is one of the most egregious human rights abusers on the planet.
Ponder this, for more than just a few moments.
The Red Dragon leads globally in imprisoning journalists.
There an estimated 274 journalists currently held for reporting on stories angering the ruling political party.
China deploys population control tactics by forcing women into abortions and sterilization procedures.
Forced labor camps are also common in China, as religious and minority groups are detained and put to work in factories to make shoes, carpets, and holiday decorations.
Take it to the bank, if you’re uncooperative or not working fast enough, sexual abuse and torture awaits you — especially if you are a woman.
They are also one of the biggest violators of religious freedom in the world — detaining and forcing people of faith — Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Protestants and Catholics — into internment camps.
China also allegedly steals U.S. intellectual property and trade secrets to improve their own capabilities and technology.
But that’s not all.
Since 2001 — they’ve engaged in what amounts to theft of over 3.8 million American manufacturing jobs.
Additionally, what most Americans don’t realize is the extent of China’s reach and how far they are willing to go to advance their nefarious, anti-American agenda.
So, what’s their next target?
It’s simple.
Our nation’s food supply.
It’s nothing short of horrifying.
A recent segment on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast, “Triggered,” exposed a truly appalling connection between the Chinese Communist Party and Danone — a French-based, massive $50 billion processed food company.
In a post on X, Trump Jr. wrote, “Why is the CEO of a French food giant repeatedly appearing on CCP propaganda media outlets to praise China? And why is he trying to take over an American health food company operating in Wisconsin? Exclusive report tonight on my Triggered podcast.”
If Danone isn’t a household name to most Americans, their products certainly are: Evian Water, Dannon Yogurt, Danimals, and Activia.
So why does this matter?
It’s come to light that this French-based company allegedly has ties to China, and now they want to take over U.S.-based company Lifeway Foods with multiple locations and over 500 employees nationwide and growing — and relocate the operations overseas.
In a recent interview with a Chinese Communist Party media outlet, Danone’s French CEO Antoine De Saint-Affrique spoke poetically about how wonderful China is, how important China is to Danone and how they are essentially pledging their allegiance to Beijing’s economic vision.
Scary.
And in 2016, Danone’s attempt to acquire The WhiteWave Foods Company Inc. caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice, and a federal complaint was filed by the DOJ — resulting in Danone having to divest in their StonyField Farms business because the acquisition would have hurt competition — and more importantly — it would have harmed American dairy farmers.
Again, that’s not all.
The French company has also had its fair share of health scandals that have damaged the company’s brand overseas — especially in Indonesia.
It explains why they need China’s help and support.
But make no mistake — the Danone — China relationship is no accident, and it represents a larger, more alarming pattern where the Communist regime uses companies in friendly nations like France as proxies to infiltrate U.S. industries and seize control of critical supply chains — especially in agriculture and food.
Making America Healthy Again isn’t just a slogan — it’s a call to arms to protect American food, American farms, and American families from foreign influence.
America First — and China Last.
From 2007-2010, Mark Vargas served as a civilian in the Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense, traveling to Baghdad, Iraq, 14 times. Follow Mark on Twitter: @markavargas. Read Mark Vargas’ Reports — Click Here Now.
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