This story was originally published by the WND News Center.

If politicians are known by the company they keep, things are looking a little precarious for U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

It's because he's been keeping company with Chinese Communist Party officials, including those "actively seeking to weaken American from within."

That's according to a Fox News report which explained Michael Sobolik, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, warned, "It sends mixed signals when politicians talk about countering the CCP one day then break bread with them the next.

Images of Schumer, a far left politician who now leads the minority Democrats in the Senate and has faced calls for an investigation over his threat to two members of the U.S. Supreme Court if they didn't rule the way he wanted them to on abortion, have been appearing on social media as well as on Chinese sites.

Fox reported Schumer "has been repeatedly photographed this month" sharing stages with CCP Consul General Chen Li, who then posted images online.

Chen Li, known for publicly denying China's alleged genocide against the Uyghur population, posted, "Thrilled to join thousands at the [Brooklyn] Lantern Festival Parade!" The posting included a photo of him standing with Schumer.

Schumer previously was the target of criticism for his association with Chen's predecessor at the consulate, Huang Ping, "who also denied the Uyghur genocide and has promoted CCP propaganda in the past," the report explained.

Huang left his post last year after being named in a criminal indictment against Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's former deputy chief of staff, Linda Sun, the report said.

Huang has called the CCP a "great" party and is listed as PRC Official-1 in the indictment.

Chen's denials of China's alleged genocide conflicts with condemnations from multiple governments around the world, as well as one from the United Nations.

The report said, "The CCP has long claimed its 're-education camps' are voluntary and work only to stamp out extremism, but the leaked documents and photos have shown the camps are far from voluntary."