China exile-turned-GOP nominee warns socialist surge could give Beijing greater influence in Washington
A congressional nominee who escaped communist China after the Tiananmen Square massacre warned that a Democratic-controlled Congress could create opportunities for Beijing to expand its influence in Washington, threatening U.S....
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A congressional nominee who escaped communist China after the Tiananmen Square massacre warned that a Democratic-controlled Congress could create opportunities for Beijing to expand its influence in Washington, threatening U.S. national security. Lily Tang Williams, the Republican nominee for New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District, told Fox News Digital that China, a country she believes "wants to bring down the United States," would capitalize on "America’s weakness" if Congress were to be controlled by Democrats in January. "I fear that the country I love is becoming the country I left," Williams, who is challenging Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-N.H., told Fox News Digital. "China will be very happy to see Democrats control the House and Senate. The Democrats want open borders, they want to defund police and abolish private property. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is looking at this as good news." CHINA EXPERT WARNS BEIJING WANTS AMERICANS — NOT THE CCP — TO SPREAD ITS MESSAGE Williams pointed to a recent Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) trip, claiming that more than a dozen high-ranking members of the organization traveled to China to "produce favorable coverage of China and its regime," as an example of the Chinese government taking advantage of the "vulnerable Democratic Party" to promote itself in the U.S. "They now share a similar ideology," Williams said. DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA NEED TO ACTUALLY MEET THE CHINA THEY CLAIM TO LOVE Williams also argued that Democrats' immigration policies could make it easier for Chinese intelligence operatives to enter the U.S., warning about the potential for espionage along the southern border. The candidate said she believes the DSA's growing influence within the Democratic Party could shape congressional decisions even if Democrats remain in the minority or more moderate lawmakers hold leadership positions. "The Democrat Party is hijacked by the DSA," Williams said. "We’re going to have a DSA-run Congres…