I've been reading the work of The China Project for years. The claim it is acting as an agent of the Chinese state would be risible if it weren't also so chilling. I’d urge you to read Editor-in-Chief Jeremy Goldkorn’s response before you opine.
thechinaproject.com/2022/10/30/a-r…

All of us who report on China or study it, or come from China, or work with Chinese colleagues should be highly alarmed at how easy it has become to level charges of Chinese government influence and how giddily the most cynical actors in American political life exploit them.