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China’s Honey Traps Target US Politicians, Experts Say 'Americans should be on guard' Popular outrage in response to the recent case of Christine Fang, a Chinese national who gradually gained political access and power through romantic or sexual relationships with at least two mayors, indicates that many Americans are unaware that this is a common tactic used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The term for this is “honey trapping,” which may sound like something from a Hollywood spy movie, but is a well-developed espionage strategy used widely by the CCP. Honey traps are a serious ri...

Top Democrat: I Have ‘Full Confidence’ in Swalwell After Chinese Spy Reports A top Democrat in the House of Representatives on Wednesday said he has “full confidence” in Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) after reports that one of Swalwell’s fundraisers in years past was a Chinese spy. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Democratic Caucus, echoed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), whose office has told reporters she backs Swalwell despite the reports. “I believe Speaker Pelosi has addressed this issue. She’s got full confidence in Rep. Swalwell, I have full confiden...

‘Soft Targets’: Chinese Spies Have Been Exploiting US Politicians for Decades, Says Expert A report that a suspected Chinese spy spent years cozying up to local and national-level politicians reveals that Beijing is investing significantly in long-term espionage operations to infiltrate U.S. politics, an expert said. From 2011 to 2015, Christine Fang, a Chinese student at California State University–East Bay, cultivated extensive ties with local politicians in the Bay Area by volunteering in fundraising campaigns and attending political events. U.S. intelligence officials believe she wa...

They are seeking to get money into the united states, and they're seeking to get that money to fund intelligence operations against us. and again, going back to dni, that's why i think it's important to have the right person there. the game has changed. the game has changed in that they're using this sort of gray area of campaign funding and finance and business, and global business, to move money. tom berrick very much has his fingers in it. >> navid jamali, thank you so much for sticking around. we'll be back after the break j much for sticking around. we'll be back after the brea jah for st...

What's your reaction? >> i think the president's probably in the right place with that because, you know, my sense is these countries if they're going after spies, they don't usually announce to the world the fact that they've gone after spies. to do it this way is basically part of the show that iran is involved in. and so they've obviously picked up a group of people. i suspect many of them have no relationship to spying whatever. but they're going to announce that as a way to indicate that the u.s. is spying on them. i'm sure we are. but at the same time, i think what they have done today i...