In an exclusive report, Axios describes a specific influence operation which China carried out from 2011 to 2015. The operation involved a Chinese woman named Christine Fang who enrolled at a Bay Area college and then became involved in the campus chapter of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), a group which encourages Asian involvement in U.S. politics. Through the group, Fang was able to meet a number of politicians including Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Mike Honda and others including two midwestern mayors with whom she had sexual relationships.

Fang’s closest alliance was with Rep. Eric Swalwell. When Fang met Swalwell, he was just a city councilmember but he quickly rose to the U.S. House where he became a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Fang “was a bundler” for Swalwell and other candidates, according to a Bay Area political operative with direct knowledge of her efforts. A current U.S. intelligence official confirmed her activity for Swalwell; a local elected official also said she brought in donors for other candidates. Bundlers persuade others to write checks for campaigns; they can bring in substantial sums of money as well as deepen the campaign’s engagement with target communities, making bundlers a valuable and thus potentially influential ally to a candidate…

This article was sourced from Hot Air