Family linked to suspected Chinese spy donated millions to California politicians
Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 04:56 · Archive
A California family with alleged ties to a suspected Chinese spy gave over $4.4 million to political causes.
The Yin family donated more than $4.4 million to state and federal political campaigns, including to Governor Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris. The family has alleged past links to Christine Fang, a suspected Chinese spy also known as Fang Fang, raising concerns about foreign influence in American politics.
How it is being reported
- Family tied to suspected Chinese spy gave $4.4 million to Gavin Newsom, other California politiciansA family tied to a suspected Chinese spy made $4.4 million in donations to California politicians, including Gov. Newsom, a CBS News investigation found. CBS News' Josh Boswell breaks it down.CBS News · 23 Sept, 00:23
- Democratic megadonor who gave millions to Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris linked to murky honeypot spy sagaThe Yin family has donated more than $4.4 million to state and federal political causes.New York Post · 22 Sept, 22:23
- Family tied to suspected Chinese spy gave $4.4M to Newsom, Calif. politiciansA California family gave over $4.4 million in political donations to Governor Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and other leading California politicians. And now, that family's alleged past links to infamous suspected honeypot spy Fang Fang, also known as Christine Fang, and other Chinese government officials have thrust them into an ongoing debate over foreign influence in American politics.CBS News · 22 Sept, 01:38
- Family tied to suspected Chinese spy gave $4.4M to Newsom, Calif. politiciansC.C. Yin's family has donated nearly $3 million to state-level California political causes and an additional $1,455,027 to federal campaigns.CBS News · 21 Sept, 19:51
In this story: Yin family · Gavin Newsom · Kamala Harris · Christine Fang · California · China
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