Democratic vice presidential candidateTim Walz’s “cozy” relationship with Communist China is being probed by a Congressional committee, The Post has learned.
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability are investigating Walz’s connection with government officials in the Asian adversary nation over nearly four decades.
In a letter to the FBI Friday, James Comer (R-Ky), chair of the committee, requested “documents and communications” related to the Minnesota governor’s connections with Chinese Communist Party officials and groups.
“The CCP has sought to destroy the United States through coordinated influence and infiltration campaigns that target every aspect of American life, including our own elected officials,” said Comer in a press statement.
“Americans should be deeply concerned that Governor Walz, Kamala Harris’s vice-presidential running mate, has a longstanding and cozy relationship with China.”
The probe comes on the heels of a letter sent to the Pentagon Tuesday by Rep Jim Banks (R-In) demanding to know if Walz, a member of the Army National Guard during many of his China trips, had complied with security protocols for members of the military traveling to an “adversary nation.”
“Any individual traveling dozens of times to an adversary nation in a personal capacity while having access to classified information poses an obvious security risk,” the Indiana Republican said.
Walz, 60, first traveled to China in the spring of 1989 to teach high school, arriving when the People’s Liberation Army massacred pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. --->READ MORE HERE
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The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s “longstanding connections” to China over concerns the Chinese Communist Party could influence his decision-making.
Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, Kentucky Republican, cited reports that Mr. Walz, who was tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris to be her running mate, has visited China some 30 times over the years and how those visits yielded “concerning ties” to the Chinese Communist Party.
In a letter to FBI Director Christopher A. Wray, Mr. Comer requested that the bureau provide the panel by Aug. 30 any information about Chinese entities and officials Mr. Walz may have engaged and partnered with, plus “any warnings or advice the FBI may have given to Gov. Walz about U.S. political figures being targeted by or recruited for CCP influence operations.”
“It has come to the committee’s attention that Gov. Walz has longstanding connections to CCP-connected entities and officials that make him susceptible to the party’s strategy of elite capture, which seeks to co-opt influential figures in elite political, cultural and academic circles to influence the United States to the benefit of the communist regime and the detriment of Americans,” Mr. Comer wrote in the letter Friday.
He added, “Reporting about Gov. Walz’s extensive engagement with CCP officials and entities while serving in public office raises questions about possible CCP influence in his decision-making as governor — and, should he be elected, as vice president.”
Since Mr. Walz joined the Democratic presidential ticket, Republicans have pounced on a relationship with China that saw him first visit the country in 1989 as a college graduate to teach English. --->READ MORE HEREFollow link below to a relevant story:
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