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EXCLUSIVE: A suspected Chinese spy developed extensive ties with local and national US politicians in what officials believe was an operation run by China’s main civilian spy agency from 2011-2015, Axios found in a yearlong investigation. https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
The woman at the center of the operation, a Chinese national named Fang Fang or Christine Fang, targeted up-and-coming local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had the potential to make it big on the national stage. https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Even though U.S. officials don’t believe Fang received classified information, the case "was a big deal, because there were some really, really sensitive people that were caught up" in the intel network, a current senior U.S. intelligence official said. https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
Axios spoke with 4 current and former U.S. intel officials about the case as well as with 22 current and former elected officials, political operatives and former students who knew Fang personally when she was based in the U.S. Read the full story: https://www.axios.com/china-spy-california-politicians-9d2dfb99-f839-4e00-8bd8-59dec0daf589.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic&utm_content=1100
