{"id":2325553,"date":"2024-08-16T07:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walzing-with-xi-taking-kamala-harris-vp-picks-china-ties-seriously-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T07:47:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T11:47:41","slug":"walzing-with-xi-taking-kamala-harris-vp-picks-china-ties-seriously-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walzing-with-xi-taking-kamala-harris-vp-picks-china-ties-seriously-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Walzing with Xi: Taking Kamala Harris VP pick\u2019s China ties seriously &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalzing-with-xi-taking-kamala-harris-vp-picks-china-ties-seriously-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d content discusses Tim Walz, the Governor of Minnesota, and his longstanding ties with China, particularly in light of political criticism surrounding those connections. \u2062Critics argue that Walz&#8217;s relationship with China, including his visits there post-Tiananmen Square, his views on trade, and his company that took students to China, raises significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> concerns.\u2063 They express worry that his pro-China stance could be interpreted as aligning with Chinese \u200binterests, especially given the current geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The article asserts that while Walz has publicly criticized\u2062 the Chinese \u2062Communist \u200dParty (CCP) on \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights issues<\/a>, it implies that his accusations may \u2063not align effectively with his actions, suggesting a\u2062 pattern sometimes referred to\u2063 as &#8220;big help with\u200b a little badmouth.&#8221; The piece also underscores concerns about drug trafficking, particularly\u2064 fentanyl, which is tied to China, and the \u200dimplications of increasing numbers of Chinese nationals entering the U.S. without appropriate \u200bscrutiny.\u2064 it raises questions about potential reparations due to COVID-19, arguing that the\u2064 Chinese\u200d government should be held \u200baccountable due to its early knowledge of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Through political\u200d commentary, the narrative paints Walz as significantly pro-China, contrasting it with the prevailing national security perspectives that call for\u2062 a more \u200badversarial posture against the Chinese government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-sacff-txt\">Magazine &#8211; Washington Briefing <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Walzing with Xi: Taking Kamala Harris VP pick&rsquo;s China ties seriously<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Does Democratic vice presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3118148\/tim-walz-puts-illegal-immigrants-ahead-of-the-middle-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz&rsquo;s<\/a> long-standing love affair with China let him critique its government&rsquo;s mistreatment of its people &mdash; yet facilitate its mistreatment of ours?<\/p>\n<p>Since Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>, the Democratic presidential nominee, picked Walz as her running mate, his relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldatlas.com\/articles\/which-country-is-the-middle-kingdom.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the self-dubbed &ldquo;Middle Kingdom&rdquo;<\/a> has come under fevered, febrile, even fervid scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Communist China is very happy with @GovTimWalz as Kamala&rsquo;s VP pick,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/walzs-long-history-china-draws-184132588.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>opined<\/a> Richard Grennell, a former Trump acting director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">national intelligence<\/a>, for instance. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RichardGrenell\/status\/1820826999029690397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>No one is more pro-China than Marxist Walz<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7008637\/tim-walz-china-history-visits-relationship-positions-trade-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>According to<\/a> up-and-coming Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1820937226903007580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Tim Walz owes the American people an explanation about his unusual, 35-year relationship with Communist China<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[A] young American with an affection for China, who was also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-15-most-anticipated-albums-of-2021\/\" title=\"The 15 Most Anticipated Albums of 2021\u00a0\">part-time member<\/a> of the U.S. military, would have been a tempting recruiting target for Chinese intelligence,&rdquo; a former National Security Agency counterintelligence officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3112901\/tim-walzs-ties-to-communist-china-demand-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JEHutton\/status\/1820855346073612537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Walz is dangerous<\/a>,&rdquo; warned James Hutton, the talented former Trump VA official.&nbsp;The Minnesota governor &ldquo;will have to learn the truth of the vicious nature of the dictatorship in Beijing. Communist tyranny may not be a bad thing to Walz but the rest of the world knows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What are the facts?<\/p>\n<p>First, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Walz indeed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3112901\/tim-walzs-ties-to-communist-china-demand-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went<\/a><\/span>  to China to teach right after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989.<\/p>\n<p>Returning, he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>gushed<\/a>, &ldquo;No matter how long I live, I&rsquo;ll never be treated that well again.&nbsp;They gave me more gifts than I could bring home.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>claimed<\/a>, &ldquo;There was no anti-American feeling whatsoever,&rdquo; though he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelsobolik\/status\/1820865489519964461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>advised<\/a> students he subsequently took to China to downplay their &ldquo;American-ness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liked<\/a> that the totalitarian state had &ldquo;almost no crime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/walzs-long-history-china-draws-184132588.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>got married<\/a> on Tiananmen&rsquo;s anniversary because he wouldn&rsquo;t forget the date then <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/walzs-long-history-china-draws-184132588.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>honeymooned in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/tim-walz-has-fawned-over-communist-china-doesn-t-have-to-be-adversarial-relationship\/ar-AA1ollE6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Walz now disagrees that<\/a> &ldquo;China necessarily needs to be an adversarial relationship&rdquo; for America &mdash; the Chinese foreign minister says we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/conflict-china-us-inevitable-new-foreign-minister-warns-rcna73705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hurtling toward inevitable &ldquo;confrontation and conflict&rdquo;<\/a> unless America blinks.<\/p>\n<p>So Walz&rsquo;s China ties are, in a word, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/07\/arts\/tim-walz-trump-weird.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>weird<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Walz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>admitted<\/a> Tiananmen &ldquo;will always have a lot of bitter memories for the people,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/VOAChinese\/status\/1820827628317585751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>and<\/a> &ldquo;remembered waking up and seeing the news on June Fourth that the unthinkable had happened.&rdquo; He also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>acknowledged<\/a> that the Chinese government had cheated and mistreated its people.&nbsp;He criticized the Chinese Communist Party on human rights, meeting with dissidents and working on bills critical of Beijing on the treatment of its people and subjugated lands.&nbsp;In 2016, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/tim-walz-has-fawned-over-communist-china-doesn-t-have-to-be-adversarial-relationship\/ar-AA1ollE6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>acknowledged<\/a> that he wanted U.S. trade with China, but with green, fair trade and human rights agreements.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Walz&rsquo;s criticisms might seem &ldquo;big help with a little badmouth,&rdquo; a recognized CCP tactic. The author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Red-Handed-American-Elites-Helping-China\/dp\/0063061147\/?tag=breitbart035-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win<\/em><\/a>, explains, &ldquo;Beijing pragmatically accepts some level of public criticism from the elites with whom it is working [if they] deliver on key policies and actions that benefit the regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For instance?<\/p>\n<p>First, Walz took money from the Chinese government to help sway Americans.<\/p>\n<p>He and his wife founded a company that took American students to China, something he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelsobolik\/status\/1820865489519964461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>acknowledged<\/a> the Chinese government underwrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Walzs&rsquo; program lasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/explainer-tim-wolz-s-long-track-record-in-china-\/7733051.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>until 2003<\/a>, and recently, the governor estimated that he had made more than 30 trips to the country.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/michaelsobolik\/status\/1820865489519964461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>admitted<\/a> he was a trendsetter in bringing American students there on the Chinese government&rsquo;s dime to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3112901\/tim-walzs-ties-to-communist-china-demand-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>learn about the Chinese government<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Second, Walz supported Minnesota&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/walz-backed-sanctuary-policies-services-for-illegal-immigrants-as-governor-win-for-open-borders\/ar-AA1olaVg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sanctuary state<\/a> status for illegal immigrants, part of the web of pro-illegal immigrant policies that have recently made Chinese expats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/chinese-migrants-fastest-growing-group-us-mexico-border-60-minutes-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>become<\/a> the fastest growing group crossing our Southern border illegally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/30k-chinese-nationals-entered-us-illegally-since-october-raising-national-security-fears-sources\/ar-BB1mZMmN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>from<\/a> 342 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/30k-chinese-nationals-entered-us-illegally-since-october-raising-national-security-fears-sources\/ar-BB1mZMmN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to<\/a> 30,000 during the Biden-Harris Administration &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/30k-chinese-nationals-entered-us-illegally-since-october-raising-national-security-fears-sources\/ar-BB1mZMmN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>up<\/a> 8,671%.<\/p>\n<p>Even if many of these border-jumpers legitimately fled China to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/01\/08\/americas\/china-us-migrants-illegal-crossings-intl-hnk-dst\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>escape COVID-19 crackdowns and totalitarian tyranny<\/a>, critics charge this &ldquo;massive surge in Chinese nationals &hellip; very likely&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/30k-chinese-nationals-entered-us-illegally-since-october-raising-national-security-fears-sources\/ar-BB1mZMmN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>includes<\/a> inserting &ldquo;military personnel,&rdquo; because many are &ldquo;military-age men&rdquo; with &ldquo;known ties&rdquo; to the CCP the Chinese military. &ldquo;If you&rsquo;re a bad guy that wants to infiltrate operatives into the U.S.A., the southern border is a pretty easy way to do it,&rdquo; an independent national security analyst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-military-personnel-us-southern-border-national-security-mark-green-1807287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>agreed<\/a>.&nbsp;Finally, before this surge even started, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/china-military-personnel-us-southern-border-national-security-mark-green-1807287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>staggering 5.4 million Chinese nationals<\/a> had already accumulated in America.<\/p>\n<p>What is Walz doing in Minnesota about a Chinese presence in America roughly twice <a href=\"https:\/\/usafacts.org\/articles\/how-many-people-are-in-the-us-military-a-demographic-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the size of the U.S. military<\/a>? Big help with a little badmouth.<\/p>\n<p>Third, Walz&rsquo;s China ties also raise questions about flouting the flagrant flow of fentanyl murdering Americans. China&rsquo;s role now consists largely of supplying cartels with raw materials for fentanyl, which those cartels produce and smuggle in. The result: Drug overdose deaths during the Biden-Harris administration approximates America&rsquo;s body count in World War II.<\/p>\n<p>This crisis requires more than <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7008637\/tim-walz-china-history-visits-relationship-positions-trade-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>complaining<\/a> about human rights in Tibet.&nbsp;It requires staring down China over its feeder chemical supply operation and using possible military levels of force against China&rsquo;s cross-border cartel customers. Those such as Walz, who &ldquo;totally disagree&rdquo; that our relationship with China needs to be adversarial, may have more malleable intentions toward the Middle Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, take COVID-19 reparations.&nbsp;We now know Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior CCP officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-52573137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>discussed<\/a> the coronavirus at a Jan. 7, 2020, politburo meeting, proving he knew early on about the possible pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Once &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2020\/03\/the-other-chinese-virus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Xi&rsquo;s disease<\/a>&rdquo; began to take its toll, President Donald Trump explicitly charged that China &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-52573137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>let it spread<\/a>&rdquo; &mdash; asking why the CCP curtailed travel into China and within China, but allowed flights to continue to America and the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/data.who.int\/dashboards\/covid19\/deaths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19 deaths have soared past 7 million<\/a>, and crazed <a href=\"https:\/\/healthpolicy.usc.edu\/article\/covid-19s-total-cost-to-the-economy-in-us-will-reach-14-trillion-by-end-of-2023-new-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19 crackdowns modeled on China&rsquo;s cost the United States alone upwards of $14 trillion<\/a>.&nbsp;Should Xi and his regime pay nothing for loss on that scale?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a question unlikely to occur to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> who, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>no matter how long he lives, will never be treated as well again as he was in China<\/a> &mdash; especially one who, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/vp-pick-tim-walz-s-covid-record-a-complete-and-utter-failure-critics-say\/ar-AA1olOSr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>governor, cracked down on COVID-19 so crazily that he set up a Soviet-style snitch line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7008637\/tim-walz-china-history-visits-relationship-positions-trade-human-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>outstandingly outspoken<\/a> as Walz has been on CCP human rights violations, taking the Chinese threat seriously may require someone who hasn&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ericfish85\/status\/1820825142718501168\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>received more Chinese gifts than he could bring home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Christopher C. Hull, Ph.D., is president of Issue Management, a public affairs firm that does grassroots and advocacy work including on national security. He was previously chief of staff to a member of the House of Representatives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727401\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Magazine &#8211; Washington Briefing: Examining Xi&#8217;s Influence on Kamala Harris&#8217;s VP Selection**<\/p>\n<p>Does Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, have a longstanding affinity for China that allows him to criticize its government\u2019s treatment of its citizens while potentially enabling similar issues in the U.S.? Following Vice President Kamala Harris\u2019s selection of Walz as her running mate, his ties to China have come under intense scrutiny. Richard Grennell, former acting director of national intelligence under Trump, remarked that \u201cCommunist China is very pleased with @GovTimWalz as Kamala\u2019s VP pick,\u201d suggesting that Walz is excessively pro-China. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) has called for an explanation regarding Walz&#8217;s 35-year relationship with Communist China.<\/p>\n<p>A former NSA counterintelligence officer pointed out that a young American with ties to the military could be an attractive target for Chinese intelligence. James Hutton, a former official at the Trump administration&#8217;s VA department, warned that Walz needs to understand the harsh realities of Beijing\u2019s dictatorship and noted that while he may not view communist tyranny negatively, others do.<\/p>\n<p>The facts reveal some troubling aspects: after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, Walz traveled to China as a teacher and expressed admiration for his treatment there. He claimed there was no anti-American sentiment but later advised students visiting China to downplay their American identity. He appreciated China&#8217;s low crime rate and even chose June 4th\u2014Tiananmen&#8217;s anniversary\u2014as his wedding date so he wouldn&#8217;t forget it.<\/p>\n<p>Walz now believes America doesn\u2019t necessarily need an adversarial relationship with China; however, this contradicts warnings from Chinese officials about impending conflict unless America changes course. His connections to China are indeed peculiar; although he acknowledges Tiananmen holds painful memories and admits human rights abuses by the Chinese government exist.<\/p>\n<p>Despite criticizing Beijing on human rights issues and engaging with dissidents while advocating for fair trade agreements tied to human rights in 2016, some argue his criticisms might be superficial\u2014a tactic used by elites who maintain beneficial relationships with Beijing despite public dissent.<\/p>\n<p>For instance:<br \/>\n1. **Financial Ties**: The governor accepted funding from the Chinese government aimed at influencing Americans&#8217; perceptions.<br \/>\n2. **Immigration Policies**: His support for Minnesota being a sanctuary state coincides with a significant increase in illegal immigration from Chinese nationals during Biden-Harris\u2019 tenure.<br \/>\n3. **Fentanyl Crisis**: Questions arise about how he addresses China&#8217;s role in supplying fentanyl precursors linked to drug overdoses surpassing WWII casualty figures\u2014suggesting more than mere verbal condemnation is needed against such actions.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, regarding COVID-19 reparations\u2014evidence shows senior CCP officials were aware of potential pandemic risks early on yet allowed international travel which contributed significantly to global spread and economic fallout exceeding $14 trillion in losses for the U.S alone.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these factors\u2014including his past experiences receiving gifts from Chinese officials\u2014it raises concerns whether someone like Walz can genuinely confront China&#8217;s threats effectively or if they will remain mired in past affections towards it. Christopher C. 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