A suspected operative of China’s Ministry of State Security, the country’s leading intelligence agency, Christine Fang or Fang Fang, gained access to California politicians through her affiliation with a local college’s Chinese Student Association. She targeted U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) during his 2014 re-election campaign by acting as a political “bundler” that helped raise funds and gain support from crucial Asian-American voters. U.S. intelligence officials believe her mission was to gain access to and influence Swalwell, which may have been accomplished when she managed to place an intern in his office. The nature of Swalwell’s relationship with Fang has been called into question, as she has been surveilled having sexual relations with two Midwestern mayors.
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