The House Oversight Committee announced that it has launched an investigation into vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz’s connections with China.
In a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray, Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) wrote that the committee “seeks information about the Chinese entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with, as well as any warnings or advice the FBI may have given to Governor Walz about U.S. political figures being targeted by or recruited for CCP influence operations.”
Walz has “longstanding connections to CCP-connected entities and officials that make him susceptible to the Party’s strategy of elite capture,” the letter says, “which seeks to co-opt influential figures in elite political, cultural, and academic circles to influence the United States to the benefit of the communist regime and the detriment of Americans.”
Comer expressed concern that the CCP may have influenced Walz’s “decision-making as governor.”
“Despite bipartisan efforts to identify and defeat CCP unrestricted warfare against America, Governor Walz continues problematic engagement with concerning entities and individuals,” the letter adds, explaining that Walz met with Chinese leaders.
Comer requested that Wray provide “all documents and communications” pertaining to any Chinese entity that is linked to Walz.
In a statement on X, the House Oversight Committee said that Walz “visited China 30 times, served as a fellow at a Chinese institution that maintains a devotion to the CCP, and spoke alongside the President of a Chinese organization the State Department exposed as a CCP effort to influence and co-opt local leaders.”
