What Was California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell's Relationship With A Chinese Spy?

Since Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell is running for Governor of California, it seems only proper that Californians get answers to some basic questions regarding his relationship with a Chinese spy. 

Was Swalwell a paid Chinese Communist agent? Did he knowingly work with a Chinese Communist agent? Did he assist her in any way? Did he sell sensitive information to the Chinese Communist nation? Did Swalwell take "donations" in the form of campaign funds from Chinese spy Christine Fang, aka Fang Fang?  Or was she just using another easily corruptable Democrat, in this case, Eric Swalwell? Was he simply used as a "useful idiot" for Communist China? 

Because I live and vote in California, and since there is a real possibility that he may be California's next Governor, I think these questions should be answered. That's why I'm all for the FBI launching a fresh review of documents on Eric Swalwell's relationship with the suspected Chinese spy. And yes, that's why I'm all for the FBI to release the files on Eric Swalwell's relationship with Chinese intelligence operative Christine Fang, also known as Fang Fang. 

Christine Fang operated as a spy for China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) with the primary objective of infiltrating U.S. political circles to gain influence and gather intelligence. Her activities between 2011 and 2015 illustrate a broader strategy that is employed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Their tactic is to "cultivate relationships" with local and state-level politicians who China sees as "up-and-coming" political leaders within the Democratic Party.

Her core mission was to identify and "befriend" promising politicians in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The goal was to build deep, multi-year relationships that could be leveraged if these individuals ascended to higher federal offices. She reportedly used information, such as political leaders' private habits, preferences, schedules, and internal rumors to infiltrate into the Democratic Party. 

We know that Christine Fang used whatever means she had to successfully place at least one intern in Rep. Eric Swalwell’s congressional office, demonstrating a method for gaining direct access to legislative staff and operations. By acting as a "campaign fundraiser," also known as a "bundler," she participated in campaign events with Swalwell. All to gain legitimate entry into elite political networks.

Communist China's Influence Operations Strategy

The Swalwell Case is often cited by intelligence experts as a classic example of Communist China's "human intelligence" (HUMINT) and "United Front" work. The Chinese are in it for the "Long Game".

That is, Beijing is investing a great deal of money over many years in cultivating low-level officials, such as city council members or mayors, because the Chinese understand that some will eventually become State Governors or members of Congress.

The "Honey Trap" Tactic is simple and as old as time itself. Christine Fang allegedly engaged in romantic and sexual relationships with at least two politicians to gain proximity to power. This technique is used to compromise, influence, or solicit information from targets.

Communist China uses ethnic Chinese people residing outside Greater China, such as mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, including students and entrepreneurs, as spies to bridge the gap between Chinese intelligence and foreign political systems. An estimated 60 million Chinese people worldwide maintain cultural and economic ties to their homeland. These people are the people who make up Communist China's spy network.

As for their ability to target America so easily? For them, it's all about exploiting America's open society. That's why their operatives often begin in seemingly innocent settings, such as university campus organizations, regional mayoral conferences, or campaign rallies, which provide easy access to public officials.

According to news reports, the Chinese spy, Christine Fang, aka Fang Fang, was part of a concerted effort by the Chinese Communist government to target and infiltrate Democratic Party politicians. As an operative for the Chinese Ministry of State Security, she worked her way into a relationship with Eric Swalwell when he was a councilman in Dublin, California.

Because she reportedly cultivated a close relationship with him starting in 2012, various news sources have looked into whether or not Democrat Representative Eric Swalwell had a sexual relationship with Christine Fang. It's only fair to note, from what I can determine, that has not been verified. 

Reports do say that they must have had a close relationship, one of deep trust and confidence, since she was involved in fundraising for him and placing an intern in his office. As for her fundraising for him? I cannot find out if her superiors at the Chinese Ministry of State Security funded Swalwell's campaigns. 

Christine Fang was in charge of bundling donations for Swalwell's 2014 campaign, and she helped place a staffer in his office. So were the donations from Communist China? Was that staffer that she helped place in his office another Chinese spy? Was Swalwell's office a hub for spies in the United States Congress? 

In 2015, the FBI gave Swalwell a "defensive briefing." Supposedly, after that, he cut off contact with her. But did he? 

Swalwell was never accused of or charged with any criminal wrongdoing by the FBI or Biden's Department of Justice. In May of 2023, the House Ethics Committee closed its investigation into the matter without making any finding one way or another, apparently sweeping the case under a rug and out of the sight of the American people. So no, we don't know if he was accused of wrongdoing or taking campaign funds from the Chinese through his intimate relationship with Christine Fang. 

As for any further action? The Biden administration's Intelligence Officials stopped that when they stated that there was no evidence that Swalwell shared any classified or sensitive information with Fang Fang. Let's remember, this was the same Intelligence Officials who said President Trump was a Russian agent and that there was no evidence that Hillary Clinton shared any classified or sensitive information with the Russians in an effort to frame President Trump -- something that we now know she did. 

This story is interesting to me on many levels. First, we know that the people at the Democratic Party-controlled FBI and Biden administration Department of Justice, those who cleared Eric Swalwell, were the same players who said that Hillary Clinton did not commit crimes regarding the Russian Collusion Hoax that resulted in the attempted coup of a sitting American president, Donald Trump. And yet, we now know for a fact that both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama were behind the effort to remove President Trump from office. 

Second, Eric Swalwell played a vocal role in pushing for the Impeachment of President Trump, even though President Trump did not commit any crimes and had no ties to Russia. For Swalwell, he was a key player in the Demorcat Party's effort to politically smear President Trump. Swalwell was all for "weaponizing" the FBI and Biden's Department of Justice to falsely accuse President Trump of crimes that he did not commit, all in an effort to stop President Trump from being elected to a Second Term. 

The Trump administration has been busy removing Democratic Party operatives in the FBI and the Department of Justice. He has been cleaning house and trying to make both the FBI and the DOJ free of insurgents who are there to do the bidding of the Democratic Party. 

So, yes, maybe now that the Trump administration has directed the FBI to compile records of the investigation into California Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell's relationship with Chinese spy Christine Fang, we, the American people, can find out what the Democrats swept under the rug to hide from the public.

Tom Correa