What You Need to Know About Chinese Spying on US Politicians

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🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Christine Fang is a Chinese national who is suspected of being a spy and has had ties to American mayors and other politicians, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.

Swalwell has said he has cooperated with law enforcement and cut off all ties to Fang once he knew there were concerns she was a spy.

However, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said Swalwell shouldn’t serve on the House Intelligence Committee, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has defended her fellow California Democrat.

What questions should Swalwell face about his relationship with Fang? Does it raise any national security concerns?

What is China’s strategy here, and does it have a “long-term” approach?

Dean Cheng, senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, December 17th. I'm Pruden Allen.
0:10.0	And I'm Kate Drinko. Today Rachel Del Judas talks with Heritage Foundation senior research fellow Dean Chang about
0:17.6	Representative Eric Swallwell's ties to a possible Chinese spy and the presence of Chinese spies in the US.
0:25.0	And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star
0:30.9	rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:34.8	Now, on to our top news. Former Vice President Joe Biden says his cabinet will look like and represent the people of America.
0:51.0	Speaking in his hometown of Wilmington Delaware on Wednesday,
0:54.6	Biden said, by the end of this process, this cabinet will be the most representative
0:59.8	of any cabinet in American history. We'll have more people of color than any cabinet ever.
1:05.6	We'll have more women than any cabinet ever. We'll have a cabinet of barrier breakers, a cabinet of first.
1:12.8	Biden gave the remarks as he nominated the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana,
1:17.4	Pete Buttigge to the position of transportation secretary.
1:21.3	If confirmed, Buda Judge will be the first openly gay person to be
1:24.9	confirmed by the Senate to lead a cabinet position.
1:28.0	President Trump wasn't pleased with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's decision to refer to Joe Biden as
1:34.7	President-elect earlier this week.
1:37.4	On Wednesday, Trump tweeted, referring to how many votes he had gotten.
1:40.8	Mitch, 75 million votes a record for a sitting president by a lot.
1:46.0	Too soon to give up.
1:48.2	Republican Party must finally learn to fight.
1:51.4	People are angry. According to the Cook political report, 74.2 million
1:56.4	Americans voted for Trump. A new poll conducted by just the news daily poll with
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