{"id":2606654,"date":"2026-05-25T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-treasurer-has-long-history-hobnobbing-with-chinese-govt-and-ccp-intel-officials\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:34:13","slug":"california-treasurer-has-long-history-hobnobbing-with-chinese-govt-and-ccp-intel-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-treasurer-has-long-history-hobnobbing-with-chinese-govt-and-ccp-intel-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"California Treasurer Has Long History Hobnobbing with Chinese Gov&#8217;t And CCP Intel Officials"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fcalifornia-treasurer-has-long-history-hobnobbing-with-chinese-govt-and-ccp-intel-officials%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=2606654&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 excerpt reports that California State Treasurer Fiona Ma-described as a contender in the 2026 lieutenant governor race-has repeatedly met with Chinese Communist Party officials and China-linked intelligence figures over many decades, including dozens of meetings in the U.S.and China. It claims she has helped introduce U.S. lawmakers to Chinese intelligence officials and has delivered commendations on behalf of her office to CCP members and Chinese intelligence personnel.<\/p>\n<p>The piece adds that her China-related ties faced additional scrutiny after a Politico report saeid that in 2023 Ma offered to help place students from a school linked to her campaign finance network into U.S. internships and employment, and it cites a later school-district audit alleging improper diploma practices (while saying the audit did not accuse Ma of wrongdoing).<\/p>\n<p>It further characterizes these meetings as part of Beijing\u2019s broader \u201cUnited Front\u201d approach, citing congressional and U.S. counterintelligence materials. The article also includes historical claims-at least two-about alleged Chinese government lobbying influencing Ma\u2019s past votes or actions. the excerpt closes with statements from a former U.S. ambassador warning that frequent engagement of elected officials with Chinese intelligence or related entities should raise national-security concerns,and urges education,caution,non-participation,and reporting to the FBI.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s two-term treasurer, Fiona Ma, has met with high-level Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials and intelligence personnel dozens of times in the last several decades, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.<\/p>\n<p>During these many meetings in the U.S. and China, the Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/87EzU\">frontrunner<\/a> in California\u2019s 2026 lieutenant governor race has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/BReSk\">introduced<\/a> American lawmakers to Chinese intelligence officials and also repeatedly presented awards to CCP <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/6sXBd\">members<\/a> and influence <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/mhp4B\">operatives<\/a>, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-banning-free-movies-china-sends-communist-propaganda-to-hong-kong-theaters\/\" title=\"After Banning Free Movies, ... Sends Communist Propaganda to Hong Kong Theaters\">state media reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really should be more integrated,\u201d Ma <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/cVC4oy_oXjAO_7AHTLTmYA\">said<\/a> during a 2023 interview with state-run media outlet CGTN. \u201cThe more that we can get along, work together, I think would create more peace in the world as well as better economic opportunities for both countries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCCP elite capture is alive and well,\u201d Peter Schweizer, New York Times bestselling author of \u201cRed Handed,\u201d told the DCNF. \u201cAny politician who continues to engage in these types of behavior is not a target, but is complicit in CCP activities. Ignorance is no longer an excuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ma\u2019s ties to China recently came under scrutiny following an April\u00a0Politico report <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Hppm4\">revealing<\/a> that in September 2023 she <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240615003715\/https:\/\/www.pcschina.org\/news\/mtbd\/2023\/0914\/753.html\">offered<\/a> to help secure U.S. internships and employment opportunities for students attending the Pegasus California School, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/kzWxC\">founded<\/a> in the coastal city of Qingdao by Ma\u2019s campaign finance committee <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/vYlVy\">chair<\/a>. Pegasus\u2019 students, who are Chinese nationals, have allegedly received unlawful California high school diplomas through a partnership with the Val Verde Unified School District, according to a 2026 Riverside County Office of Education audit of the district, which did not accuse Ma of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Ma did not respond to multiple requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ma has met with officials from the CCP and a Chinese government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Research\/China%27s%20Overseas%20United%20Front%20Work%20-%20Background%20and%20Implications%20for%20US_final_0.pdf\">influence<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/annual_reports\/2016%20Annual%20Report%20to%20Congress.pdf\">intelligence<\/a> agency called the United Front Work Department (UFWD) at least 30 times, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government and state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>The UFWD\u2019s operations are a \u201cblend of engagement, influence activities, and intelligence operations\u201d that Beijing uses to steer foreign policy and \u201cgain access to advanced foreign technology,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/uf-101-memo-final-pdf-version.pdf\">according<\/a> to the House Select Committee on the CCP.<\/p>\n<p>Born in New York to Chinese immigrants from a prominent military family, Ma began taking U.S. lawmakers to China in 1999 while <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260505181713\/https:\/\/www.treasurer.ca.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-12\/fiona-ma-bio.pdf\">working<\/a> as an aide for the late California Democratic Sen. John Burton, state-run China Daily <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/RVY2M\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ma <a href=\"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/cVC4oy_oXjAO_7AHTLTmYA\">led<\/a> that delegation alongside an individual who also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.li\/PrnLj\">holds<\/a> a position with the Chinese government as an advisor\u00a0to Sichuan province, according to an interview Ma conducted with Chinese state media and a DCNF translation of a Chinese government announcement.<\/p>\n<p>That advisor has also <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Y7sV3\">participated<\/a> in several other China trips Ma has <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/vOzPX\">organized<\/a> for U.S. lawmakers since she became a public servant in 2002, including a December 2014 trip during which Ma <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/uPQMX\">introduced<\/a> over 20 California State Legislature members to Chinese government and UFWD officials while visiting Sichuan on a trade delegation, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government announcements.<\/p>\n<p>Since Ma\u2019s January 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/O3Lja\">inauguration<\/a> as California treasurer, she has met with Chinese government and CCP intelligence officials over 20 times, including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Slc7l\">three<\/a> meetings in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/7LHCG\">China<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/V9A9z\">2023<\/a>, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government and state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>Ma has also personally awarded CCP <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WPGrp\">members<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/yozvT\">Chinese<\/a> intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/gKICQ\">officials<\/a> with commendations on behalf of her office at least 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/GJRo2\">times<\/a> since 2018, according to DCNF translations of Chinese government and state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chief financial officer presented<\/a> one award to the chairman of the Chinese People\u2019s Association For Friendship With Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) during his February 2023 visit to the U.S., a photo accompanying an <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/mhp4B\">announcement<\/a> from that <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220707051559\/https:\/\/2017-2021.state.gov\/designation-of-the-national-association-for-chinas-peaceful-unification-nacpu-as-a-foreign-mission-of-the-prc\/index.html\">UFWD<\/a> affiliate shows. CPAFFC has \u201csought to directly and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-california-democrat-and-think-tank-titans-slated-to-attend-chinese-communist-diplomacy-event\/\" title=\"Top California Democrat and Think...Tank Titans Slated to Attend Chinese Communist Diplomacy Event\">malignly influence state<\/a> and local leaders to promote [China\u2019s] global agenda,\u201d the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/NCSC\/documents\/SafeguardingOurFuture\/PRC_Subnational_Influence-06-July-2022.pdf\">warned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although there is no evidence that CPAFFC has ever sought to influence Ma, other Chinese government officials have reportedly pressured the politician to adopt their preferred policy positions in the past.<\/p>\n<p>In one instance, while serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in August 2005, the Chinese government allegedly successfully pressured Ma to withdraw her support for an art exhibit organized by practitioners of Falun Gong, which is a spiritual movement that the CCP banned in 1999, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.<\/p>\n<p>Several years later, while serving as a California State Assemblywoman, Ma allegedly killed a resolution honoring Tibet in March 2009 following intense Chinese government lobbying, The Sacramento Bee reported.<\/p>\n<p>Frequent meetings with Chinese government and CCP intelligence officials by lawmakers should set off a \u201cflashing red light for our national security and intelligence agencies,\u201d former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Cella told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[E]lected and appointed officials, staff, and executive leaders and workers in all sector and strata, need to be educated about the nature of the CCP, how these threats emanate and manifest, how to be on guard against them, and to counter them, the importance of refusing to participate in these meetings, and certainly reporting them to the FBI,\u201d Cella said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plum...s to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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