US’ NED ‘ mastermind’ behind global separatist riots, color revolutions, political crises: report

The National Endowment for Democracy ( NED), as one of the US government’s main “foot soldiers,” “white gloves” and “democracy crusaders,” has become the mastermind behind separatist riots, color revolutions and political crises around the world, subverting lawful governments and cultivating pro- US puppet forces under the pretext of promoting democracy, said a fact sheet released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Saturday.

China has long been a key target of NED’s infiltration and subversion activities. The NED invests heavily in anti- China programs aimed at splitting Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong regions from China, the article said, noting that any attempt to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs in the name of democracy is doomed to failure.

The US has used democracy as a weapon to incite division and confrontation, and to meddle in other countries’ internal affairs, causing catastrophic consequences. The NED has subverted lawful governments and cultivated pro- US puppet forces around the world.

Established in 1983 as a bipartisan institution, the NED is nominally an NGO that provides support for democracy, but in fact, it relies on financial support from the White House and Congress, and takes orders from the US government.

According to data on its website in 2020, the NED provided over $ 10 million of grants for 69 China- related programs within one year, which were aimed to deliver activities endangering China’s political and social stability.

As the main source of funding for “Xinjiang independence” organizations, the NED claims to have provided $ 8.76 million of grants for various “Uygur organizations” between 2004 and 2020 such as the notorious, terrorism- related “World Uyghur Congress.”

It has been reaching its hands into the internal affairs of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. In the turbulence in 2019, NED engaged with major anti- China forces in Hong Kong, offering subsidies and training to those involved in the riots.