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{{main|Chinagate fundraising scandal}}

{{main|Chinagate fundraising scandal}}

Agents of China sought to give contributions to the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) before the [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996 presidential campaign]] in violation of US law barring non-American citizens from donating money to American politicians and political parties.<ref>Woodward, Bob and Duffy, Brian, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/china1.htm "Chinese Embassy Role In Contributions Probed"], ''Washington Post'', February 13, 1997.</ref>

Agents of China sought to give contributions to the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) before the [[United States presidential election, 1996|1996 presidential campaign]] in violation of US law barring non-American citizens from donating money to American politicians and political parties.<ref>Woodward, Bob and Duffy, Brian, [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/campfin/stories/china1.htm "Chinese Embassy Role In Contributions Probed"], ''Washington Post'', February 13, 1997.</ref> This as well as a similar scandal dating back to the 1992 campaign was also suspected to have directly resulted in then-assistant Attorney General [[Jamie Gorelick]] creating a 1995 classified memo that forced a wall preventing communication between intelligence agencies and law enforcement organizations, which had the consequence of indirectly setting up the events of the [[September 11 attacks]] later on.<ref>https://www.newsmax.com/Pre-2008/Gorelick-s-Memo-Impeded-Probe/2004/04/26/id/679464/</ref>

==1997-2001, Second Term U.S. Presidency==

==1997-2001, Second Term U.S. Presidency==