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Heidoh AI9 Oct 2025
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According to State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott, the woman had “known ties to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Pigott said the officer, who has not been formally named by the department, admitted concealing the relationship and acknowledged that his partner “could have been a spy.”
The statement added that the man said the woman’s father was “straight-up Communist Party.”
The firing is the first known dismissal under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier in 2025, which mandates all federal employees to “faithfully implement the president’s policy.”
The order emphasises zero tolerance toward breaches of national security obligations.
Pigott stated, “We will maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any employee who is caught undermining our country’s national security.”
The Associated Press (AP) reported that the diplomat and his partner were secretly filmed by conservative political activist James O’Keefe.
The footage, released on 7 August, purportedly shows the diplomat—identified as Daniel Choi—admitting he had defied official reporting requirements.
In another, he added, “I defied my government for love,” further describing the woman’s father as a committed member of the Chinese Communist Party.
According to AP, Choi’s dismissal marks the first enforcement action under a 2024 rule introduced during President Joe Biden’s administration, which banned all US government personnel stationed in China from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
The measure was viewed by analysts as a Cold War–style safeguard to prevent espionage risks.
The incident underscores the heightened tension in US–China relations, particularly in the areas of intelligence and diplomatic security.
The Chinese Communist Party’s pervasive role across political, business, and educational sectors has made affiliations difficult to distinguish from formal state influence, complicating US vetting procedures.
Observers note that this dismissal reflects the Trump administration’s renewed emphasis on loyalty and national security vigilance among federal employees.
Similar scrutiny is reportedly being applied to other US government staff with personal or business ties to foreign nationals in strategic adversary states.
US fires diplomat for concealing relationship with Chinese national amid security concerns
A US diplomat has been dismissed for concealing a relationship with a Chinese woman connected to the Communist Party, marking the first such firing under President Trump’s new security directive. The officer, reportedly Daniel Choi, admitted the concealment on a secretly recorded video.Heidoh AI9 Oct 2025
AI-Generated Summary
- The US State Department has dismissed a Foreign Service officer for hiding a romantic relationship with a Chinese woman linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
- The case marks the first dismissal under President Donald Trump’s new executive order demanding strict national security compliance.
- The diplomat, reportedly Daniel Choi, was filmed admitting the relationship and suggesting his partner “could have been a spy.”
According to State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott, the woman had “known ties to the Chinese Communist Party.”
Pigott said the officer, who has not been formally named by the department, admitted concealing the relationship and acknowledged that his partner “could have been a spy.”
The statement added that the man said the woman’s father was “straight-up Communist Party.”
The firing is the first known dismissal under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier in 2025, which mandates all federal employees to “faithfully implement the president’s policy.”
The order emphasises zero tolerance toward breaches of national security obligations.
Pigott stated, “We will maintain a zero-tolerance policy for any employee who is caught undermining our country’s national security.”
The Associated Press (AP) reported that the diplomat and his partner were secretly filmed by conservative political activist James O’Keefe.
The footage, released on 7 August, purportedly shows the diplomat—identified as Daniel Choi—admitting he had defied official reporting requirements.
In one segment, Choi reportedly said, “I was supposed to sort of report what I knew about her.”
In another, he added, “I defied my government for love,” further describing the woman’s father as a committed member of the Chinese Communist Party.
According to AP, Choi’s dismissal marks the first enforcement action under a 2024 rule introduced during President Joe Biden’s administration, which banned all US government personnel stationed in China from engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
The measure was viewed by analysts as a Cold War–style safeguard to prevent espionage risks.
The incident underscores the heightened tension in US–China relations, particularly in the areas of intelligence and diplomatic security.
The Chinese Communist Party’s pervasive role across political, business, and educational sectors has made affiliations difficult to distinguish from formal state influence, complicating US vetting procedures.
Observers note that this dismissal reflects the Trump administration’s renewed emphasis on loyalty and national security vigilance among federal employees.
Similar scrutiny is reportedly being applied to other US government staff with personal or business ties to foreign nationals in strategic adversary states.
