China: Compromising U.S. Elected Officials

by Peter Schweizer, GATESTONE INSTITUTE  •  April 13, 2021

  • China is certainly not the only foreign government that has made American politicians wealthy, either directly or indirectly. Given the size of their economy and the wealth of commercial ties between U.S. business and China, however, they do it bigger and more broadly than anyone else. This beneficence, I believe, poses potentially serious questions about China’s influence, China’s access to American policy makers, and China’s activities in the halls of power. Further, it shows the toothlessness of American ethics watchdogs that these issues have not been more thoroughly reviewed and challenged previously.

  • The financial relationship between the McConnell-Chao family and the Chinese government has since only deepened. In 2017, as Elaine Chao joined the Trump administration, the Chinese government signed several new agreements with the Chao family.
  • The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but similar CSSC deals with other companies have recently cost about $47 million per vessel, which would place the total value of the deals Foremost has with the Chinese at nearly half a billion dollars. Under current disclosure laws, which do not apply to adult relatives, neither then-Secretary Chao nor Senator McConnell was required to report their family’s dealings with a major foreign military contractor.
  • Closer Chinese financial ties for the benefit of one of America’s most powerful political families also occurred in 2018 amid an aggressive push by Beijing for infrastructure deals around the globe. These deals are part of the strategic “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiative, a massive plan to expand China’s influence across Asia and Africa.

China is certainly not the only foreign government that has made American politicians wealthy, either directly or indirectly. Given the size of their economy and the wealth of commercial ties between U.S. business and China, however, they do it bigger and more broadly than anyone else.

Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, have operated for decades at the highest levels of American government. As the Senate Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has long been a part of the power elite. His wife has been a member of the cabinets of two Republican presidents: secretary of labor in the George W. Bush administration and, most recently, as transportation secretary under President Donald Trump.

In the past dozen years, McConnell’s and Chao’s wealth has grown dramatically. In 2004, the couple was worth an average of $3.1 million, according to their required financial disclosures. Ten years later, they had a net worth of between $9.2 million and $36.5 million. The key to that growth was a 2008 gift from Chao’s father, James, who immigrated from China to continue his education in 1958, then brought his wife and three young daughters, including Elaine, to join him in 1961.

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  2. Exclusive: CCP’s Top Wolf-Warrior Diplomat Yang Jiechi And Wife Share SSN with Others, Both Wife & Daughter Live in the US
    Jennifer Zeng Apr 7
    Exclusive: CCP’s Top Wolf-Warrior Diplomat Yang Jiechi And Wife Share SSN with Others, Both Wife & Daughter Live in the US
    By Jennifer Zeng April 7, 2021 (A Chinese version of this report available here ?????????

    After CCP’s top “Wolf-Warrior” diplomat Yang Jiechi showed his sharp teeth to his U.S. counterparts at the recent US-China talks in Alaska, it was revealed that both Yang Jiechi’s wife and daughter have been living in the US for over a decade. It was also found that both Yang Jiechi and his wife’s Social Security Number (SSN) also belonged or belongs to another person.

    Yang Jiechi’s Family Information Exposed

    Shortly after Yang Jiechi gave a 17 minute non-stop lecture to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on March18, attacked the “hypocrisy” of the US, and said that American public “have little confidence in the democracy of the US”, a post was circulated on Chinese social media platforms with the names, ID card numbers, dates of birth and addresses of Yang Jiechi, his wife Le Aimei, and his daughter Yang Jiale.

    Post with names, ID card numbers, dates of birth and addresses of Yang Jiechi, his wife Le Aimei, and his daughter Yang Jiale circulated on the Chinese social media platforms.
    Post with names, ID card numbers, dates of birth and addresses of Yang Jiechi, his wife Le Aimei, and his daughter Yang Jiale circulated on the Chinese social media platforms.
    Underneath the photo of Antony Blinken in that post, the Chinese characters read, “Immediately cancel the U.S. visa of Yang Jiechi’s daughter, disclose information of Yang Jiechi and his family’s assets in the US.”

    The post says that Yang Jiechi’s wife’s US address is 2301 S ST NW Washington DC, and his daughter Yang Jiale’s US address is 60 Riverside Blvd Apt 1912, New York.

    Yang Jiechi’s Wife Shares SSN with Another Person

    With the assistance of an investigative research specialist*, I was able to confirm the following:

    Le Aimei, born on Oct 11, 1949, has been living at 2301 S ST NW Washington DC since September 2001. The property she lives in is owned by the government of PRC, with an assessed value of $8,128,520.

    Yang Jiechi’s wife Le Aimei has been living at 2301 S ST NW Washington DC since September 2001. Photo by a Facebook friend on March 28, 2021.
    Yang Jiechi’s wife Le Aimei has been living at 2301 S ST NW Washington DC since September 2001. Photo by a Facebook friend on March 28, 2021.
    Yang Jiechi’s wife Le Aimei has been living at 2301 S ST NW Washington DC since September 2001. Photo by a Facebook friend on March 28, 2021.
    Yang Jiechi’s wife Le Aimei has been living at 2301 S ST NW Washington DC since September 2001. Photo by a Facebook friend on March 28, 2021.
    Le Aimei has a US Social Security Number (SSN) issued in Maryland in 1998.

    An odd fact is, Le Aimei’s SSN is also owned by anther person called Ruben Ramirez, who was born in 1998, the same year when Le Aimei obtained her SSN.

    It can also be understand as Le Aimei is sharing the SSN with Ruben Ramirez.

    According to a source, who prefers to stay anonymous, there could be two reasons when two persons shares the same SSN:

    The authority who issues the SSN makes a mistake.

    A fake person is created, mainly for the purpose of tax fraud.

    Yang Jiechi’s Shares SSN with A Deceased Person

    Yang Jiechi himself also has a US SSN. This number was previously owned by Grace Muzzey, who died in 1975 in Concord, New Hampshire.

    According to US Social Security Administration(SSA), SSN is not reassigned after the number holder’s death.

    “Even though we have issued over 453 million SSNs so far, and we assign about 5 and one-half million new numbers a year, the current numbering system will provide us with enough new numbers for several generations into the future with no changes in the numbering system, “ SSA says on its website.

    Address 1 of Yang Jiale (Also Alice Yang)

    Yang Jiechi’s daughter Yang Jiale has been living at 60 Riverside Blvd, Apt 1912, New York, since September 2010.

    60 Riverside Blvd, New York. Credit: realtyhop.com.
    60 Riverside Blvd, New York. Credit: realtyhop.com.
    The owner of this property is Yan Jingbo, who purchased it on September 1, 2011, for $1,777,862. The assessed value for this property was $283,856.

    The building at 60 Riverside Blvd contains 10 penthouses, 276 apartments, and 3 front units.

    Property information of 60 Riverside Blvd, Apt 1912, New York
    Property information of 60 Riverside Blvd, Apt 1912, New York
    Jimbo Yan’s LinkedIn page
    Jimbo Yan’s LinkedIn page
    According to Jimbo Yan’s LinkedIn page, he currently works at China Vanke Co. His pervious employers include China Construction Bank, Sailing Capital, and Tongtai Land Group. He was once an intern at the U.S. House of Representatives.

    For his education background, he went to St George’s School, Groton School and University of California, Berkeley.

    Public available records show that Yan Jingbo was born in July 1994. He doesn’t have a US SSN. He also lives in California, and was once issued a speeding ticket.

    Yang Jiale obtained her SSN in 2010.

    Address 2 of Yang Jiale

    Yang Jiale also has another address at 350 W 42nd St Apt 25L, New York. Publicly available records show she has been living at this address since August 2015.

    350 W 42nd St, New York. Credit: prevu.com
    350 W 42nd St, New York. Credit: prevu.com
    350 W 42nd St, New York. Credit: Credit: realtyhop.com.
    350 W 42nd St, New York. Credit: Credit: realtyhop.com.
    The owner of this property is He Zhe. He Zhe purchased this property on November 7, 2014, for $1,660,000. The assessed value was $200,098.

    The building at 350 W 42nd St contains 3 front units, 543 apartments, and 8 penthouses.

    A Red Princess at Yale and Sidwell Friends School

    According to Hong Kong media The Mirror, Yang Jiale was admitted by Yale with full scholarship in 2011. Prior to that, she studied at Sidwell Friends School.

    An article of the Atlantic confirms that Yang Jiale, whose English name is Alice Yang, studied at Sidwell Friends School as a “red princess”.

    Former US president Bill Clinton’s daughter Cheleas Clinton, as well as Obama’s daughter Sasha and Malia also graduated from Sidwell Friends School.

    “Naked Officials”

    In China, officials like Yang Jiechi have a nickname “naked officials”, which refers to officials who have sent all their children, wives, mistresses, and wealth to overseas countries while they remain in China to continue to make money.

    Lin Zhe, a National People’s Congress deputy and professor at the Central Party School of the CCP, revealed in 2010 that as many as 1.18 million “naked officials” emerged in China in the decade from 1995 to 2005.

    According to the Beijing Municipal Public Prosecutor’s Office, the number of Chinese officials who have fled the country in the past 30 years is about 4,000, with nearly 400 billion yuan ($63.5 billion) in funds, and about 100 million yuan ($15.87 million) of stolen money per capita.

    “Anti-America is My Work, Staying in America is My Life”

    There is another very famous sentence among Chinese netizens, “Anti-America is my work, stay in America is my life.”

    It is believed that this sentence is a quote of a CCP television pundit Sima Nan, who is one of the most well known a “big Wumao (50 cents)” of the CCP. He always shows staunch support for the CCP and attacks the US endlessly at a variety of platforms such as television and Internet.

    When people were shocked by the fact that he actually lives in the US, he allegedly explained that, “Anti-America is my work, staying in America is my life.”

    When the post about Yang Jiechi’s daughter and wife’s US addresses was circulated on the Internet, Chinese netizens said this Yang Jiechi is another very good example of “Anti-America is my work, stay in America is my life”, and that the US government should cancel Yang’s family members’ US visas and disclose their assets information.

    4/7/2021 *

    * Brian O’Shea, an investigative research specialist, assists with research & sourcing information for this report.

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