China buy off leaders, businessmen, influencers to infiltrate: Ex Tibet President warns India about similar fate

Dr Lobsang Sangay, the former President (Sikyong) of the Tibetan Government in Exile, has alleged that the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi has been actively trying to influence Indian politicians and even engineer a regime change, reported NDTV.

“Elite co-option has been an ancient Chinese strategy,” he said in an exclusive NDTV interview. “They buy off leaders, intellectuals, businesspeople, journalists, and nowadays even YouTubers. That’s how they infiltrated Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia – and they are trying the same in India.”

He warned that India is not immune to Beijing’s political designs. “Just look at the Chinese Embassy’s National Day celebrations in Delhi. Check who attends. You’ll find photographs of politicians, business leaders, and others. Not all of them are bought, but the Chinese keep trying,” Dr Sangay noted.

“In Nepal, one party is openly pro-China, another pro-India. In Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the Maldives, China has cultivated ruling elites. In Pakistan, all major political parties support China. This is elite capture at work,” he told NDTV.

“I’ve seen ministers in Europe who praised China, only to later land jobs as directors in Chinese companies with salaries of $100,000 or more. In some cases, even $888,000 a year. That’s how China buys influence,” he said.