{"id":2492459,"date":"2025-09-29T12:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-democratic-nominee-took-donations-from-ccp-linked-auto-executives\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T16:55:03","slug":"nj-democratic-nominee-took-donations-from-ccp-linked-auto-executives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nj-democratic-nominee-took-donations-from-ccp-linked-auto-executives\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ Democratic nominee took donations from CCP-linked auto executives"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fnj-democratic-nominee-took-donations-from-ccp-linked-auto-executives%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=2492459&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 article reports that Pin Ni, an automobile executive and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) member associated with the wanxiang Group, has donated approximately $45,000 to support Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor. These contributions span Sherrill&#8217;s congressional career and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlyn-jenner-discusses-family-conversations-about-gubernatorial-campaign\/\" title=\"Caitlyn Jenner Discusses Family Conversations About ...\">current gubernatorial campaign<\/a>, including a $30,000 donation to a pro-sherrill super PAC in February 2025. Pin Ni serves as president of Wanxiang&#8217;s American branch and has been recognized multiple times as an outstanding CCP member. The Wanxiang Group&#8217;s founder, Lu Guanqiu, praised by Chinese President Xi jinping for aligning with CCP policies, has family ties to Pin Ni, and Lu&#8217;s son also donated to Sherrill&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights concerns about the legality and implications of these donations, as Chinese law generally prohibits CCP members from holding foreign citizenship or permanent residency, which are typically required for U.S. political contributions. Experts consider such donations potentially illegal foreign interference. pin and Lu are also major donors to various U.S. political figures, mostly Democrats, including Joe Biden and Cory Booker, and to political committees.Sherrill&#8217;s support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/auto-union-holds-off-on-endorsing-biden-due-to-electric-vehicle-policies\/\" title=\"Auto Union delays endorsing Biden over EV ....\">electric vehicle policies<\/a> could benefit Wanxiang&#8217;s business interests.Despite New Jersey&#8217;s Democratic leanings, Sherrill is in a close race against Republican Jack Ciattarelli amid increasing controversies surrounding her. The Sherrill campaign did not respond to requests for comment. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/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<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Jersey gubernatorial candidate took large donations from CCP-linked auto executives<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2240398\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Pin Ni, an automobile executive identified in <a href=\"https:\/\/file.finance.qq.com\/finance\/hs\/pdf\/2025\/04\/26\/1223322381.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate documents<\/a> as a member of the Chinese Communist Party, has donated roughly $45,000 to support New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill.<\/p>\n<p>The donations Pin made to support Sherrill span across her career in Congress and her current bid for New Jersey governor. In February, Pin cut a $30,000 check to One Giant Leap PAC, the super PAC supporting Sherril&rsquo;s bid for the governor&rsquo;s mansion, campaign finance records <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Nywb0QYlgXK61AhHTCo973-00CQmS8RX\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">show<\/a>. Between February 2022 and September 2024, meanwhile, Sherrill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;committee_id=C00640003&amp;committee_id=C00704247&amp;committee_id=C00843151&amp;contributor_employer=Wanxiang&amp;max_date=12%2F31%2F2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accepted<\/a> $14,500 in donations from Pin through her congressional campaign account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3828384\/trump-expects-doj-wray-investigation-january-6\/\">Trump expects DOJ to investigate Wray over &lsquo;inappropriate&rsquo; behavior as FBI director<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3827215\/antifa-legal-group-aclu-partner-protect-militants-ice-tracking-site\/\">Antifa legal group, ACLU partner to protect militants behind ICE tracking site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3826546\/teachers-smuggle-pro-palestinian-lessons-despite-official-curriculum\/\">Teachers smuggle in pro-Palestinian lessons despite official curriculum saying nothing about Palestine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pin sits on the <a href=\"https:\/\/file.finance.qq.com\/finance\/hs\/pdf\/2025\/04\/26\/1223322381.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">board of directors<\/a> for the Wanxiang Group, one of the world&rsquo;s largest automotive components manufacturers, and is the president of the conglomerate&rsquo;s American branch. During his tenure at the company, Pin has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanxiang.com.cn\/index.php\/news\/info\/2499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been recognized<\/a> as an &ldquo;outstanding Communist Party Member&rdquo; 15 times and has taken on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbsclubchicago.org\/s\/1738\/cc\/21\/page.aspx?sid=1738&amp;gid=7&amp;pgid=70136&amp;crid=0&amp;calpgid=13&amp;calcid=1335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leadership roles<\/a> at nonprofit organizations, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/bidens-asia-policy-czar-helped-found-group-heavily-influenced-by-the-ccp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US-China Strong Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2024\/12\/17\/the-near-enemy-chinas-subnational-reach-into-the-united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China General Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, that outside observers have accused of working on behalf of the CCP.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli, left, shakes hands with Democratic candidate for governor Mikie Sherrill, right, before the debate Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. (AP Photo\/Noah K. Murray)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lu Guanqiu, the founder of Wanxiang Group and Pin&rsquo;s late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbsclubchicago.org\/s\/1738\/cc\/21\/page.aspx?sid=1738&amp;gid=7&amp;pgid=70136&amp;crid=0&amp;calpgid=13&amp;calcid=1335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">father-in-law<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wanxiang.com.cn\/index.php\/news\/info\/2349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">received praise<\/a> directly from Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said that his company is &ldquo;in line with the Party Central Committee&rdquo; and that he &ldquo;always actively does what our Party committees and governments at all levels advocate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Guanqiu&rsquo;s son, Lu Weiding, took over the company after his father&rsquo;s death in 2021.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-taking-millions-from-corporate-pacs-maloney-wants-big-corporate-money-out-of-politics\/\" title=\"After Taking Millions from Corporate PACs, Maloney Wants \u2018Big Corporate Money Out of Politics\u2019\">campaign finance records show<\/a> that Lu donated $5,800 to Sherrill&rsquo;s gubernatorial campaign in November 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone here is a Communist Party member,&rdquo; Lu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanxiang.com.cn\/index.php\/news\/info\/2289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in a 2018 speech, which honored the 97th anniversary of the CCP. &ldquo;Wanxiang&rsquo;s hallmark is to promote cadres from among its members and recruit party members from among its cadres. &hellip; A towering tree must have its roots; a stream flowing through a mountain must have its source.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill is the second Democrat running in a competitive governor&rsquo;s race who counts Pin as a financial backer.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Abigail Spanberger received $50,000 in donations from Pin to support her campaign, the <em>Washington Free Beacon <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/virginia-gubernatorial-hopeful-abigail-spanberger-raked-in-50000-from-ccp-member-and-ev-tycoon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> in August. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal campaign finance records reveal<\/a> that Pin and Lu are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/?data_type=processed&amp;contributor_employer=Wanxiang&amp;max_date=12%2F31%2F2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive donors<\/a> to candidates and political committees across the country &mdash; primarily Democrats, but with some smaller contributions earmarked for Republicans. Examples include former President Joe Biden, the nonprofit group that put on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3809442\/how-ccp-propaganda-machine-uses-western-elites-legitimacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>HOW THE CCP&rsquo;S PROPAGANDA MACHINE USES WESTERN ELITES TO BOLSTER ITS LEGITIMACY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The donations made by Pin have raised legal concerns among some experts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chinese law, for instance, typically forbids members of the CCP from holding foreign citizenship or permanent residency. To make campaign contributions, people must either be green card holders or citizens of the United States.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s bad enough if Spanberger is taking illegal campaign donations from a foreign source, but outrageous that it&rsquo;s from a member of the Chinese Communist Party,&rdquo; National Legal and Policy Center counsel Paul Kamenar told the <em>Washington Free Beacon <\/em>in reference to its reporting on Spanberger, noting that the group would file a complaint with the Federal Election Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Sherrill is a <a href=\"https:\/\/njbiz.com\/ciattarelli-vs-sherrill-on-energy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">longtime supporter<\/a> of policies favoring electric vehicles. Those same policies could be beneficial for Wanxiang Group&rsquo;s bottom line.&nbsp;Recent polling indicates that, despite New Jersey&rsquo;s historically Democratic leanings, Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli is locked in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3824471\/new-jersey-gubernatorial-race-new-poll-mikie-sherrill-jack-ciattarelli-tied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statistical tie<\/a> with Sherrill as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3825270\/jeffries-criminal-investigation-archives-illegal-release-mikie-sherrill-military-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">controversies <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/22\/us-news\/republicans-and-jack-ciattarelli-hammer-mikie-sherrill-over-asset-gains-while-in-congress-shes-tripled-her-net-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mount <\/a>for the Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>The Sherrill campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.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>NJ governor candidate received $45K from CCP-linked auto exec Pin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":894,"featured_media":2492462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265029950048.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[47163,64271,33173,63977],"class_list":["post-2492459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-auto-industry","tag-ccp-linked-donations","tag-democratic-nominee","tag-nj-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25265029950048.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2492464,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492459\/revisions\/2492464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2492462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}