Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is facing more scrutiny for his strange connections to Chinese communism. According to a report by The Daily Mail, the Minnesota governor has a secret affair with the daughter of a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official. Jenna Wang, 59, shared her story with the outlet, recounting the pair’s intense relationship during Walz’s 1989 teaching stint in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China.
Walz and Wang’s affair unfolded discreetly due to Wang’s father’s powerful position within the CCP, which made any public romance with an American highly risky. She told the newspaper that the couple spent private moments together, bonding over tea, George Michael hits, and shared aspirations. Wang, then 24, envisioned a potential life with Walz in America, but their romance ended with no proposal or commitment from Walz, leaving Wang feeling betrayed.
‘Tim was very passionate and very romantic. I can still remember dancing with him to our favorite song, Careless Whisper,’ she told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview.
‘The fact we couldn’t touch or kiss in public just made it all the more exciting and intense when we were finally alone.
‘We were deeply in love and I wanted to marry him and start a family. When it didn’t happen, I felt very unhappy and sad. Tim’s behavior was very selfish.’
‘Tim was very handsome. I loved his eyes and his big mouth. We talked afterwards and he was very complimentary about my English,’ Wang told DailyMail.com.
Walz’s time in China has previously sparked controversy. In previous interviews, he lied about being in Hong Kong during the Tiananmen Square protests of April to June 1989. During a recent vice-presidential debate, Walz described himself as a “knucklehead” when addressing these discrepancies, downplaying the error as a mere oversight. However, his claims have raised questions about his credibility. He has also been accused of passing military secrets to China.
The relationship reportedly began when Walz, then a 25-year-old teacher with WorldTeach, met Wang during one of his English lectures. Their connection grew as they shared private walks and evenings dancing, all while taking care to avoid CCP spies who might inform Wang’s father, a significant CCP official and labor union chairman. Walz would return from Hong Kong and Macau with gifts, further deepening Wang’s affection for him.
Walz eventually married another teacher, Gwen Whipple, in 1994 and continued leading summer trips to China for students in Nebraska and Minnesota. Wang moved on as well, later emigrating to Europe, where she now works as a teacher and translator.
