However, thetheory is extensivelydoubtedandcriticized by some westernscholars, such as Ian G Barbour, John Brooke, andthe anti-conflicttheoryhas become very popular.
When Thompson warned of Chinese influence peddling, his counterpart, ranking Democrat John Glenn, raked over former Republican Party chief Haley Barbour for funneling foreign money through his National Policy Forum.
Gov. Haley Barbour, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, is a prohibitive favorite against wealthy trial lawyer John Arthur Eaves Jr. (D), whose father sought the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the 1975, '79 and '87 primaries.