State Department Fires Diplomat Over Relationship With Woman Accused of Ties to CCP
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The U.S. Department of State on Oct. 8 said it has fired a diplomat over his relationship with a woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
State Department Spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement that the diplomat was dismissed after President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio reviewed the case and determined that he had “admitted concealing a romantic relationship with a Chinese national with known ties to the [CCP].”
“Under Secretary Rubio’s leadership, we will maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any employee who is caught undermining our country’s national security,” Pigott said.
The statement did not reveal the identity of the terminated foreign service diplomat.
Transnational Repression
The diplomat’s dismissal and concerns over officials being unduly influenced by CCP-connected individuals underscore the broader challenge facing the United States as it contends with Beijing’s expanding reach beyond its borders.This includes transnational repression, where a regime exerts political oppression outside of its own borders.
“We’ve heard from multiple sources the fact that China is capable today of launching information operation campaigns, intimidation campaigns, including using an entire class of political warfare against us, citizens on U.S. soil,” Nunn said.
“This is a direct threat. This is no longer theoretical. This is something that the U.S. government has to not only call out clearly, but also hold Beijing accountable for personally under the CCP’s decision to make these cross-border incursions that are doing harm on U.S. soil.”
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