Mary Benefield 3rd Vice Chair | DeKalb County Republican Party
Mary Benefield 3rd Vice Chair | DeKalb County Republican Party
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's views on China have come under scrutiny. The Democratic Minnesota governor has been reported to have expressed admiration for China's government system, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
In November 1991, while teaching social studies at a Nebraska public school, Walz reportedly described China as a place where "everybody shares." He allegedly told his students that in China, “The doctor and the construction worker make the same. The Chinese government and the place they work for provide housing and 14 kg or about 30 pounds of rice per month. They get food and housing.”
Walz's comments came after he spent a year in China as a teaching fellow beginning in 1989. He was reportedly treated with significant hospitality during his stay, receiving double the pay of his Chinese counterparts and living in an air-conditioned apartment.
“No matter how long I live, I’ll never be treated that well again,” Walz said to the Nebraska Alliance Star-Herald in 1993. “They gave me more gifts than I could bring home. It was an excellent experience.”
Journalist Miranda Devine highlighted these remarks on social media platform X, sharing an image of a newspaper clipping featuring Walz showing off gifts he received.
House Republicans are investigating several aspects of Walz's connections to China. Fox News reported that Walz organized trips to China for high school students through a private company named ‘Educational Travel Adventures, Inc.’ from 1994 until 2003.
“In 1994, Mr. Walz set up a private company named ‘Educational Travel Adventures, Inc.,’ which coordinated annual student trips to the [People’s Republic of China] until 2003,” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer wrote in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray.
Comer also mentioned that Walz served as a fellow at Macau Polytechnic University while he was a member of Congress. This institution is known for its “long held devotion to and love for the motherland."
Walz’s advocacy for the Chinese Communist Party has raised concerns about potential foreign influence on his decision-making should he become vice president.
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