'White gloves' to hide US fingerprints on acts of subversion, infiltration and sabotage

Although the National Endowment for Democracy of the United States claims to be "a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world", as a report released by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday indicates, it is anything but.

Receiving funding directly from, and reporting to the US Congress, promoting "democracy" is only a pretext for its efforts to subvert state power in other countries, meddle in other countries' internal affairs, incite division and confrontation, mislead public opinion, and conduct ideological infiltration. It acts as the US government's "white gloves" in carrying out subversion, infiltration and sabotage across the world.

To fulfill its mission, NED has developed four core institutions that are respectively responsible for supporting local political groups, promoting trade unions and labor movements, winning over private enterprises and building networks with local reporters and scholars.