The assistant director of the Police Commissioner Liaison Unit at the New York Police Department (NYPD) has been associated with shadowy groups linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to records viewed by The Post. Lin Gui’an, who was previously the vice chairman of a nonprofit connected to a web of CCP-controlled community groups and school associations known as United Front, is also reportedly close to Winnie Greco, a special adviser and director of Asian affairs for Mayor Eric Adams. The role of United Front is to spread Chinese propaganda in the US, overseen by the United Front Work Department which is funded and controlled by China’s central government.
Lin’s connections to these groups have come under scrutiny amid heightened awareness of Chinese influence in New York following the arrest of Linda Sun, a former aide to Governor Kathy Hochul, last week. Sun is charged with ten criminal counts, including money laundering and conspiring to act as a foreign agent for China, among other crimes. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Although Lin Gui’an’s policing experience is limited to auxiliary or voluntary service, he served as vice chairman of the Fujian Changle Nanxiang Benevolent Association of Eastern America – a nonprofit incorporated in New York in 1993 – for twelve years from 1994 until 2006. The group is connected to a web of CCP-controlled groups that are part of United Front.
Lin has also attended events sponsored by other United Front organizations, such as the Lienchiang No. 2 High School Alumni Association and the Fujian Tangtou Association, where he was honored alongside two other members of the NYPD for their services to the community. These events were attended by numerous Chinese government representatives, including Chinese Consul Xing Yulin.
The revelations about Lin Gui’an’s connections to United Front groups are likely to add more pressure on Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Mayor Eric Adams, who have both faced calls to resign in recent weeks.
