A detailed report reveals that a pretty “student” who worked as a spy for the red Chinese lured Democrat star Rep. Eric Swalwell and dozens of highly placed Democrats with sex and money.
In a long investigative report published by Axios and written by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian and Zach Dorfman of the Aspen Institute, a beautiful Chinese spy named Christine Fang was revealed to have spent a decade trapping Democrats in honey traps as this young woman gave them money, and sexual favors to bleed them of American secrets.
One of the most prominent blackmailed politicians was Eric Swalwell, the media’s favorite Democrat who spent years on TV accusing Trump of being a Russian asset. The twist here is that Swalwell had been a Chinese asset the whole time.
Naturally, Axios didn’t release this extensive report until long after the election. Nor was it released when Eric Swalwell was running for the Democrat nomination for president this year. Clearly Axios didn’t want to hurt Democrats ahead of the 2020 election.
Still, the report is damning.
It is no wonder that so many Democrats were willing to get Fang into bed. Photos of the young spy shows a raven-haired beauty, a slim, shy-looking woman smiling almost self-consciously in photos.
Here she is with Eric Swalwell:
Shown here: Eric Swalwell posing for a picture with his Chinese communist spy girlfriend. He needs to step down from House Intel until we find out what kind of blackmail material the Chinese communists have on him. pic.twitter.com/DQY5JLk91P
— Arthur Schwartz (@ArthurSchwartz) December 8, 2020
Fang gained access to a long list of Democrat politicians through campaign fundraising, networking, her personal charisma, and even “romantic or sexual relationships with at least two Midwestern mayors,” Axios reported.
It is not known if Fang gained any classified info, but it “was a big deal, because there were some really, really sensitive people that were caught up” in the intelligence network, a current senior U.S. intelligence official told Axios.
Valuable but unclassified political intelligence information could have included their habits, preferences, schedules, social networks, and rumors. “Collecting such information is a key part of what foreign intelligence agencies do,” Axios reported.
Fang reportedly became connected to Swalwell from 2010 to 2012 when he was a Dublin City, California, councilman. Fang was a fundraiser for Swalwell. At one point, she was even allowed to place interns with Swalwell, including one that ended up in his D.C. office when he became a congressman.
One of writer Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian’s Twitter threads about her story contains some interesting bullet points:
The suspected operative, a Chinese national named Christine Fang, enrolled as a student at Cal State East Bay in 2011.
Fang’s friends and acquaintances said she was in her late 20s or early 30s, though she looked younger and blended in well with the undergraduate population. pic.twitter.com/cDhp8s8CTa
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
While she was a student at CSU East Bay, Christine Fang also had regular contact with a suspected MSS officer under diplomatic cover in the San Francisco consulate, though U.S. intelligence officials believe her main handlers were based in China.
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
Christine Fang was "everywhere," to quote several people who knew her. She appears in photos with Eric Swalwell, Ro Khanna, Judy Chu, and Mike Honda, and numerous mayors, state assembly members, town council members, staffers, and other prominent politicos. pic.twitter.com/ihSw5Emrwf
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
Christine Fang engaged in sexual or romantic relationships with at least two mayors of Midwestern cities over a period of about three years, according to one U.S. intelligence official and one former elected official.
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
The alleged operation offers a rare window into how Beijing has tried to gain access to and influence U.S. political circles. The Chinese Communist Party knows that today’s mayors and city council members are tomorrow’s governors and members of Congress.
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
Beijing may aim to influence foreign policy issues directly related to China, or issues closer to home, such as partnering with Chinese companies for local investment — an issue particularly salient among local-level officials such as mayors and city council members.
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
"We want to fight against racism, we want to call it out," Gilbert Wong, the former mayor of Cupertino who had interacted with Christine Fang on several occasions, told Axios. "How do we address this issue without infringing on Chinese American rights?"
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
"While I respect the need for law enforcement to protect our nation from espionage, we need strict guardrails to make sure the FBI’s investigations do not have collateral damage to the privacy of American citizens or to the legitimacy of Asian Americans," said Khanna.
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
This story would not have been possible without the editing and support provided by @alisonmsnyder @sarakgoo @AxiosNick @scottros and others
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
A statement from Swalwell's office: "Rep. Swalwell, long ago, provided information about this person—whom he met more than 8 years ago, and whom he hasn’t seen in nearly 6 years—to the FBI. To protect information that might be classified, he will not participate in your story."
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
The worst (and most inaccurate) possible lesson to take away from the story of Christine Fang is that Chinese students on campus are a threat. The extraordinary and unique nature of her case indicates the exact opposite—that it is vanishingly rare for the MSS to students as cover
— B. Allen-Ebrahimian (@BethanyAllenEbr) December 8, 2020
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