CCP-Linked Protest Group Behind Anti-ICE and Campus Demonstrations Has a New Manhattan HQ
The People's Forum, a protest group linked to the Chinese Communist Party, has acquired a new headquarters in Manhattan. Funded by a Shanghai-based millionaire, the group has faced scrutiny over its foreign funding and potential violations of U.S. laws. Investigations are underway regarding its financial ties and activities, particularly in light of its recent controversial statements and protests.
- ▪The People's Forum spent about $5 million on a Manhattan building that has numerous city violations.
- ▪The group is funded by Neville Roy Singham, who has contributed at least $22.5 million to it.
- ▪House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith has demanded documentation of the group's foreign funding and activities.
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CCP-Linked Protest Group Behind Anti-ICE and Campus Demonstrations Has a New Manhattan HQ By Ben Smith | 10:54 AM on May 16, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana The People's Forum calls itself a resistance movement. It is funded by a Shanghai-based Marxist millionaire who has poured nearly $23 million into the group. And it just spent about $5 million on a Manhattan building with blacked-out windows, paper-covered doors, and $20,000 in city violations. It's a fitting headquarters.
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