What You Need to Know About Chinese Spying on US Politicians
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.\nSwalwell 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.\nHowever, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has said Swalwell shouldn\u2019t serve on the House Intelligence Committee, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has defended her fellow California Democrat.\nWhat questions should Swalwell face about his relationship with Fang? Does it raise any national security concerns?\nWhat is China\u2019s strategy here, and does it have a \u201clong-term\u201d approach?\nDean Cheng, senior research fellow in the Asian Studies Center in the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d to discuss.\nWe also cover these stories: \n\nFormer Vice President Joe Biden says his cabinet will look like and represent the people of America.\xa0\n\nPresident Trump is not pleased with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell\u2019s decision to refer to Joe Biden as "president-elect."\n\nA new poll reports 62% of Americans are concerned that government leaders will hold onto their \u201cpandemic powers\u201d even after the virus subsides.\xa0\n\n\nEnjoy the show!\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.