In 2018, in response to a tweet that suggested Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell \u201cwants a war\u201d over the Second Amendment, Swalwell posted, \u201cAnd it would be a short war, my friend.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government has nukes. Too many of them. But they\u2019re legit,\u201d he added<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m sure if we talked we could find common ground to protect our families and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Swalwell\u2019s comments threatening gun owners with nukes may have been just that \u2014 threats. Thankfully, he does not have the power to carry them out.<\/p>\n

However, he may have handed over some serious ammunition to the Chinese Communist Party<\/a> in the form of his former fundraiser and alleged lover, Christine Fang, better known as Fang Fang.<\/p>\n

For those who may not remember, Fang is believed to have been part of a Chinese intelligence operation targeting up-and-coming political stars in California and around the U.S.<\/p>\n

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According to intelligence officials, Fang infiltrated political circles through \u201ccampaign fundraising, extensive networking, personal charisma, and romantic or sexual relationships with at least two Midwestern mayors,\u201d Axios<\/a> reported in 2020.<\/p>\n

Enter Swalwell. Fang helped fundraise for his 2014 re-election campaign and facilitated the placement of at least one intern in the congressman\u2019s office, according to Axios.<\/p>\n

In 2015, federal investigators warned Swalwell about Fang, which led him to cut ties with her. Meanwhile, Fang fled the country amid the increasing pressure.<\/p>\n

Do you think Swalwell passed national secrets to Fang?<\/p>\n

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Unsurprisingly, Swalwell has refused to say whether he had a sexual relationship with Fang. In 2020, then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson<\/a> said\u00a0Swalwell staffers told his team that information may be \u201cclassified,\u201d according to the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, Fang is back in the picture.<\/p>\n

A photo posted on X shows her meeting with Hu Xijin, the influential and outspoken editor-in-chief of the Global Times, a Chinese tabloid published by the CCP\u2019s official People\u2019s Daily newspaper.<\/p>\n

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I had lunch with this lady today. Her name is Fang Fang, and US media called her a \u201csuspected Chinese spy.\u201d<\/p>\n
🔹In 2009, she went to study in 🇺🇸and did a lot of work to promote personnel exchanges between China & US in those years.
🔹In 2015, the CIA & FBI approached her, asked\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/m0AbtXYxPI<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Hu Xijin \u80e1\u9521\u8fdb (@HuXijin_GT) March 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
According to The Guardian<\/a>, Hu is Beijing\u2019s most prominent propagandist, adept at steering narratives and fanning deeply anti-American, hyper-nationalist sentiment among the Chinese populace.<\/p>\n
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Hu posted the picture of himself and Fang on Wednesday and directly contradicted the U.S. counterintelligence narrative that she was a Chinese operative who cultivated ties with American politicians like Swalwell for intelligence purposes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had lunch with this lady today. Her name is Fang Fang, and US media called her a \u2018suspected Chinese spy,’\u201d Hu wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2009, she went to study in [the U.S.] and did a lot of work to promote personnel exchanges between China & US in those years,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2015, the CIA & FBI approached her, asked her to \u2018cooperate.\u2019 The FBI used coercion & inducement, offering to give her [U.S.] citizenship and $1 million, requiring her to work for them or else they would \u2018ruin her.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201c3 days after the FBI had a showdown with her, she fled [the U.S.] alone and returned to China, her motherland.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told me: \u2018I just don\u2019t want to betray my motherland. I don\u2019t want to be an American spy. That\u2019s my bottom line as a person.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cShe went to [the U.S.] with dreams, but in the end, her dreams were shattered. It was the US that shamelessly betrayed this exceptional girl\u2019s dream for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The meeting between Fang and the powerful editor of a Chinese state-controlled media outlet is concerning for multiple reasons.<\/p>\n
By giving Fang a platform to accuse the FBI<\/a> of using heavy-handed tactics against her, Hu is providing ready-made propaganda fodder for the Chinese government to use to undermine U.S. intelligence and investigative agencies.<\/p>\n
But, with Fang apparently eager to prove her loyalty to the \u201cmotherland,\u201d there are even graver implications.<\/p>\n
If she did indeed extract sensitive information from Swalwell \u2014 formerly a member<\/a> of the House Intelligence Committee \u2014 it raises the chilling prospect that these secrets are now in the hands of the CCP and its state media apparatus to use or expose at will.<\/p>\n
Swalwell may prefer nukes to guns, but right now, he\u2019s probably sweating bullets.<\/p>\n\n
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