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Chinese company Baidu launches on the NASDAQ in New York in 2005. Some 15 years later, questions are being asked about its links with the Chinese Communist Party. Â
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Lessons to be learned from Eric Swalwell s brush with Chinese espionage By virtue of Christine Fang s access to Swalwell, she would have been able to help Chinese intel agencies Follow Us
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ANALYSIS/OPINION:
Eric Swalwell was reportedly “shocked” when the FBI informed him in 2015 that Christine Fang, a Chinese national who first met him in 2012, was a suspected spy.
The California Democrat, now a four-term congressman with a seat on the House Select Committee on Intelligence, immediately broke contact with Ms. Fang, who departed for Beijing shortly thereafter amidst an FBI probe.
Information does not have to be classified to be of value. By virtue of her access to Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Fang would have been able to help Chinese intelligence agencies map out his leadership profile, including social networks, professional contacts, work schedules and personality characteristics.