Liu Chaoying (劉超英), or Helen Liu, is a former executive at

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which is the

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subsidiary of China's premier satellite developer,

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(中國航天科技集團公司). She is a Lt. Col. in the

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(PLA) of China.Jackson, David and Sun, Lena H.
Liu's Deals With Chung: An Intercontinental Puzzle
''Washington Post'', May 24, 1998. Retrieved 10 November 2020. Liu played a major role in the

1996 United States campaign finance controversy The 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, sometimes referred to as Chinagate, was an effort by the People's Republic of China to influence domestic American politics prior to and during the Clinton administration and also involve ...

1996 United States campaign finance controversy

According to ''

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'',Washington Pos
"Campaign Finance Key Player: Johnny Chung"
''The Washington Post'', May 21, 1998 Johnny Chung met Liu in June 1996 through mutual business contacts in

. Liu was looking for a foothold in Western markets. When she visited the U.S. in July 1996, Chung introduced her to

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at a Los Angeles fund raiser. She and Chung also paid a call on the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, a meeting arranged by Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, another recipient of Chung's illegal contributions. On the agenda: the procedure for getting a foreign firm listed on American stock exchanges. On August 9, 1996, Liu and Chung formed Marswell Investment, a

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corporation that issued 50,000 shares of stock—30,000 for Liu, 20,000 for Chung. And within days, Liu wired $300,000 into Chung's account at a Hong Kong bank, a source familiar with the case told ''Time''. Most of it was for their new business venture; some went to the D.N.C. Between 1994 and 1996, Chung donated $366,000 to the

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. Eventually, all of the money was returned. Chung told federal investigators that $35,000 of the money he donated came from China's

military intelligence Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis List of intelligence gathering disciplines, approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist Commanding officer, commanders in decision making pr ...

. The relationship between Liu and Chung became increasingly apparent to officials within the intelligence community, and specifically with regards to

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(NSC) aide Robert Suettinger, when Chung befriended former Lt. Col. Liu Chaoying during a

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trade mission to China. Johnny Chung later testified under oath to the U.S.

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Committee in May 1999 that he was introduced to Chinese general

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, then head of China's

, by Liu Chaoying. Chung said that Ji told him: "We like your president very much. We would like to see him reelect . I will give you 300,000 U.S. dollars. You can give it to the president and the Democrat Party."Johnston, David
"Committee Told Of Beijing Cash For Democrats "
''The New York Times'', May 12, 1999 Both Liu and the Chinese government denied the claims."Chinese Aerospace Official Denies Giving To Dems"
, ''CNN.com'', May 21, 1998

Other events

''Ren Min Bao'' (人民報) Ren Min Ba

''人民報'', February 14, 2001 reported that "Liu Chaoying, together with a business partner, were litigated by The

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in January 2001, which filed civil proceedings in the Hong Kong High Court, alleging that Liu Chaoying and another unnamed businesswoman were the principals involved in a defaulted HK $10 million loan, as loan guarantor, and it ruled that the two are the responsible parties for the loan's repayment."

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and her husband

Roger Uren Roger T. Uren is an Australian author and former diplomat who previously served as an Office of National Assessments official. Career Uren served as a diplomat in Beijing and Washington for the Australian government. He also served as an assista ...

, a former

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(ONA) official, were investigated by ASIO on suspicion of spying for China. Uren, former Assistant Secretary responsible for the Asia section of ONA, was found to have removed documents pertaining to Chinese intelligence operations in Australia, and kept them in his apartment. Yan was suspected of undertaking influence operations on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, and introducing Colonel Liu Chaoying to Australian contacts.

Personal life

Liu is the daughter of former PLA General

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, and her elder brother, Liu Zhuoming, is a vice admiral of China's People's Liberation Army Navy. She was formerly married to Pan Yue.Johnson, Thomas 2009:
Extending Environmental Governance: China’s Environmental State and Civil Society
' p.210. Retrieved November 10, 2020.

References

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