Launched on 4 June 2020, in New York City, the body has been referred to by its founders as a "government in exile" of China.

A related group, the Himalaya Supervisory Organization, an NGO, is dedicated to spreading the word and acting as the means of communications with "international communities".

It has been involved in protests against the Chinese government, has opposed the arrest of Bannon in the US, and presented at the time contrarian takes on the origins and treatment of the COVID-19 virus in Australia.

The group's presence has been boosted by a US-based Chinese influencer on YouTube named Lude, who is, according to an ex-insider, "the number one propagandist for Guo Wengui".

It will actively liaise with various countries, political parties, associations and international friends supporting the establishment of the New Federal State of China and coordinate relationships with the interim government...

[13] The director of the Asia Pacific section at the fact check organisation First Draft News, Anne Kruger, said that the group's followers post "questionable material" prolifically on the internet, and that "Their main tactic is really to try to appeal to people that might have a gripe against the Chinese Communist Party and to push conspiracy theories".

[15] The Himalaya Supervisory Organization was created to "serve as a bridge of communications between the New Federal State of China and international communities in areas of cooperation, defending people's freedom, and protecting the security of assets on the basis of common development and mutual respect among the people of the whole world".

[8] The group has established branches in several countries apart from the US, including Canada, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.

[16] Himalaya New Zealand's website states its objectives as "to raise awareness of truth disclosed by the Whistle-blower movement initiated by Mr Miles Guo and the former White House strategist Mr. Steve K. Bannon" and "to counter false narratives forced through left-leaning mainstream media and compromised key NGOs within New Zealand".

[19] Critics claim these farms have dedicated social media channels that require donations to access and gather people to join both online promotion as well as physical activities and protests.

[2] In January 2025, Pakistan's interior minister Mohsin Naqvi attended the group's events during his visit to Washington, DC, and although he claimed that he did not participate in any anti-China activities,[24] it still sparked criticism from Pakistani politicians and was seen by analysts as a rift in China-Pakistan relations.