According to the report, Walz had a “secret affair” with the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official

WASHINGTON (TNND) — According to TheDailyMail.com, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz had a “secret affair” with the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official in 1989.

The relationship allegedly began while Governor Walz was teaching in China and before he became governor. Jenna Wang, the daughter of CCP official Bin Hui, reportedly told the publication that Walz “showered her with gifts” during his time there.

Both reportedly struggled to keep the relationship secret due to Chinese cultural norms and Governor Walz's desire not to risk association with the CCP. The relationship reportedly left Wang wondering if they would ever get married.

However, according to TheDailyMail.com, Walz never proposed. The relationship reportedly left Wang feeling “like a prostitute” and became angry and suicidal.

“Tim was very passionate and very romantic,” Wang reportedly said of Governor Walz. “I still remember dancing with him to our favorite song, Careless Whisper. The fact that we weren't allowed to touch or kiss each other in public made it all the more exciting and intense when we were finally alone.”

We were very much in love and I wanted to marry him and start a family,” she reportedly said. “When it didn't happen, I felt very unhappy and sad. Tim’s behavior was very selfish.”

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, said Monday the story could dash the governor's hopes of reaching the White House.

“If today's story in @DailyMail is true, Tim Walz had a relationship with the daughter of a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official and stayed in touch with her for years afterward,” he wrote. “If you want to be vice president of the United States, voters deserve to know all about your ties to the CCP.”

The Harris campaign did not respond to a National News Desk request for comment on the allegations.

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Gov. Walz's time in China has been under scrutiny since he joined the Harris ticket, due in part to false claims made by the governor. He previously falsely claimed to have visited Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests.

Gov. Walz called himself a “knucklehead” when he addressed that claim during the vice presidential debate with Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio.

The House Oversight Committee condemned the FBI in September for allegedly dodging investigations into Governor Walz's ties to the CCP.

“The FBI informed the Committee that the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force is investigating this type of CCP activity,” it wrote. “The Committee is concerned that Mr. Walz's collaboration with Chinese entities and officials may have allowed the CCP to influence his decision-making as a congressman and governor, and may have allowed the CCP to influence the White House, Mr. Walz should be elected Vice President.”

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