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From Fox News: The brother-in-law of a top Democratic senator has repeatedly hosted diplomats working on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at his office and recruited multiple Chinese businesses to lease office space as part of his family’s sprawling real estate empire, a Fox News Digital review found.
Anthony “Tony” Malkin is the Harvard-educated brother-in-law of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and the chairman and CEO of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., which includes nearly 600 tenants and 732 residential units. He has hosted multiple consuls general of the People’s Republic of China in New York dating back over 15 years and reportedly traveled to China to recruit companies to lease office space in New York City.
In 2011, Chinese state media outlet China Daily published a profile piece on Chinese companies helping boost office rentals overseas in the United States. Malkin, the brother of Sen. Blumenthal’s wife, Cynthia, was featured in the profile that noted how he “recently visited China to find tenants, hoping to benefit from the previous flood of Chinese buyers of commercial housing who are now spilling into the office rental market.”
The profile piece continued by highlighting how Malkin “secured leases” with multiple Chinese companies, including state-owned Air China LTD, Hong-Kong-based telecommunications company PCCW-HKT DataCom Services Ltd, and People’s Daily Online, which is controlled by People’s Daily, the Chinese propaganda network directly run by the CCP’s Central Committee, according to the China Media Project.
The China Media Project went on to highlight how People’s Daily Online “runs the Chinese Communist Party News Network” and requires applicants applying for jobs to “[love] the party,” which refers to the CCP.
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Chen Li, the Chinese Consul General in New York, posted the following on Nov. 25, 2024: “Great to meet Tony Malkin @AnthonyEMalkin @EmpireStateBldg! The Empire State Building is not just a NYC icon —it’s also a favorite stop for Chinese visitors. Look forward to working with Tony to promote connections and friendship between our peoples!”
Great to meet Tony Malkin @AnthonyEMalkin @EmpireStateBldg! The Empire State Building is not just a NYC icon —it’s also a favorite stop for Chinese visitors. Look forward to working with Tony to promote connections and friendship between our peoples! pic.twitter.com/RC5lu99wXh
— Chen Li 陈立 (@CGChenLiNY) November 26, 2024
On January 28, Chen Li cheered, “SOARING ABOVE NYC! Perched atop the magnificent @EmpireStateBldg this Chinese New Year of 🐍 for a breathtaking panorama of Manhattan🌆✨. NYC’s icon will Turn CHINESE RED🧧for the 25th consecutive year TONIGHT!”
SOARING ABOVE NYC! Perched atop the magnificent @EmpireStateBldg this Chinese New Year of 🐍 for a breathtaking panorama of Manhattan🌆✨. NYC’s icon will Turn CHINESE RED🧧for the 25th consecutive year TONIGHT! Who’s watching?（pic credit to Winston Zhou） pic.twitter.com/61g8iY6ilO
— Chen Li 陈立 (@CGChenLiNY) January 28, 2025
Brother-in-law of top Dem senator played key role in recruiting Chinese firms to deep blue city https://t.co/YI7D4pSvDb
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 27, 2025
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