UCEA at 2025 BRICS Women’s Leadership Forum — A CCP-Linked Platform for Influence

On April 28, 2025, the USA China Entrepreneurs Association (UCEA, 美国中国企业家协会) attended the 2025 BRICS Women’s Leadership Forum, hosted by the CCP-affiliated China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC). UCEA’s Executive Vice-Chair Han Xiangyu (韩香玉) represented the organization, engaging directly with government and business leaders under the banner of women’s entrepreneurship.

The forum, themed “Weaving BRICS, Adding Color with Women”, convened over 300 women leaders from BRICS and BRICS+ countries, including diplomats, academics, and senior executives. Visual evidence from the event shows participation by CCP PLA-supporting corporations Huawei and Alibaba, making clear the Party-state’s strategic guidance and influence over attendee networks.

Though presented as a cultural and leadership exchange, the forum operates firmly within CCP oversight channels, with corporate and organizational actors aligned to the PLA’s national security and global influence agenda. For U.S. participants and their partners, engagement carries serious reputational and security risks, as networks and collaborations may be co-opted to advance CCP military, intelligence, or strategic objectives.

Even seemingly benign initiatives—women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, and cross-border cultural exchange—can serve as vectors for PLA-aligned CCP influence, embedding foreign actors into Party-directed strategic and soft-power operations. #Democracy #Christ #Peace #Freedom #Liberty #Humanrights #人权 #法治 #宪政 #独立审计 #司法独立 #联邦制 #独立自治