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Tudor Dixon
Welcome to the Tudor Dixon Podcast. We are going to be exposing some truths today that you may not have heard about when it comes to China being involved in things in the United States, and that is specifically if China is involved, you need to understand that the CCP is involved, that the Chinese government is involved. So we decided we had to find someone who was an expert on this. I've got Philip Lindicki with us. He is a senior investigative reporter for the Daily Caller News foundation and one of the most fervent China watchers in the media space. So tell us what is going on? What is the truth about what is going on with China in the United States? We've reported extensively on Goshen here because I'm here in Michigan, but I know, and I know you did a great job of covering that. Tell us a little bit about what is actually going on and the true dangers of it.
Philip Lenzicki
Well, thank you so much for having me on today. And it's not good. It's not good. We're under attack. We've been under attack now for decades. And, you know, the short of it is that our leaders more or less don't want to acknowledge that there is this cold war occurring. Or when they do, it seems that they've got some memory issues, because just a short bit later, they'll go back to their old ways. We are seeing time and again that within really any sector you can look at in the United States, whether it's academia or business or politics, there is this specter of Chinese influence intelligence operations that can be discovered with really, as much as I'd like to think that my work is that great, really, it's open source ultimately, and anyone that has the inclination to look for it will be able to find it. And so that's what's really concerning, is that it's out in the open.
Tudor Dixon
I think that's been something that in Michigan, we have been somewhat like, shocked by time and time again because we had the Chinese nationals that were spying on the military base. We had the Chinese national who voted in our election. Obviously, the Goshen story of the Chinese company coming in and buying farmland, and there was a lot of corruption in that. And then the idea that they were going to build a factory here that was also close to military base. And then the most recent one, which I think has somewhat scared the entire country, is these. These Chinese nationals that were studying at the University of Michigan, they brought in a bio weapon or hazard, biohazardous material that could have been turned into a bioweapon to research here in the United States. And this came to light, people started saying, wait, how does that even happen? But to your point, it's sort of like. It's kind of like an open secret. It's not very hard to find.
Philip Lenzicki
Indeed. And so, you know, to your last point, after that story broke about the individuals at the University of Michigan, I believe I went on to try to figure out, okay, what is known about these folks that's still on the website for their alma mater back in China, which I believe is the University of Zhejiang. And so I went on there, and indeed, you can find that one of these individuals is a member of the Chinese Communist Party. And another individual on Twitter found even more just after it broke. So it raised a lot of questions, and they're uncomfortable ones, given that they are not certainly not the only individuals within their department or in their school who speak Chinese. And you'd think that Their colleagues would have been able to look into their backgrounds and, you know, just casually come upon this. We don't hear a lot about that. I'd like to believe that individuals are, you know, informing when they find these type of things in their purview, but my suspicion is it happens less frequently than we'd like.
Tudor Dixon
Well, and I hate to say it, but it sounds like some of these folks that are authorized, I mean, you're not coming to the United States unless you are authorized by the Chinese government. If you are a Chinese citizen and you are studying in the United States, they authorize you to come here. They, they signed off on the visa, they signed off on everything. They're allowing you to be here. We've too often heard that there are folks that over here and they're loyal, regardless of being here, they are still loyal to the ccp, whether they are working for them or not. To come out and kind of tattle would be somewhat unheard of, wouldn't it be?
Philip Lenzicki
You'd think so, yeah. The situation, by my lights, appears to be that individuals come here for a number of different reasons. You know, opportunity is obviously a big one. If you have a chance to study at Harvard or work in a great company, I'm sure that that's something that you're championing at the bit to. However, with that comes an issue which is that this is likely going to become known through your visa application process or whatever it is to the Chinese government that you are now at Harvard or wherever you are. And from what I hear, even if, let's say before you leave, you're not approached by state security, oftentimes maybe when you return you might be invited to, as they say, have a cup of tea. And so at that point they might just, you know, pick your brain and find out what all you're involved in and then plant some ideas about things that would, you know, please the state were to occur. And I think that it's sort of, we have to imagine it's very mafia esque the way that they operate and there are oftentimes just implications of what is required of you. And folks go along with it out of fear or out of, you know, sympathy.
Tudor Dixon
Interesting. So I want to dig in a little bit to Tim Walls and I want to do this because we watched throughout the election while he was talking about China and there was questions over his Chinese ties and you reported on his Chinese ties because I think a lot of people were concerned about, well, why did you choose to honeymoon there? Why did you live there? For so long. But recently when we went over and attack Iran and there was a conversation about how to bring peace, Tim Walls, when he was asked, well, how do we do this now? He said, I think the only moral authority is China. Now you just talked about them as mafia, Mafia esque, you know, and he's saying they're the only moral authority.
Philip Lenzicki
It's. That was outrageous. I couldn't believe he said that.
Tudor Dixon
And. But what does that mean about who he is?
Philip Lenzicki
It means a moron and he's compromised. I mean, I don't really know how to sugarcoat that. There are so many signs that point to him either being compromised or just being room temperature iq. I'm not really sure what's going on. He's certainly a smooth talker at times. And then other times you can just see that he's in over his head. And so when we investigated him, we found a number of disturbing realities. So these unfortunately go back to, you know, to the beginning of his relationship with China where he's making these trips. And we found that reported in the local Nebraska papers. Back then he had brought officials from a Chinese university who we determined were members of the Chinese Communist Party over and had them meet the students and likely ingratiate themselves with the town generally. And this trend continued through his life where he maintained relationships with certain individuals who were in these sort of dubious positions and he began to benefit from them greatly where he was receiving, you know, votes and money for his campaign. And then eventually in one of our pieces, we found that he had appointed to the, you know, state's Asian Affairs Commission an individual who himself is a member of a minor political party in China and has been reporting back and writing papers for their, you know, Department of Justice equivalent. So not a good look. It's happening right under his nose again and again.
Tudor Dixon
Yeah, well, that's what I think with elected officials. Tim Waltz, he, he's an interesting one because I think that like you said, he is either involved or he's naive about this, but he almost comes off as childlike. And that was the weird thing about Choos him as a running mate is that I think they thought that that was how to like he was a guy's guy. But for people who are around guys.
Philip Lenzicki
He'S masculine though, you know, he's going to get those, those guys to really vote.
Tudor Dixon
That's what they thought. That's what they, I mean, that's what I'm like. What do they think guys are like? Because I felt he was very childlike.
Philip Lenzicki
And something weird is going on with him. I can't put my finger on it, and I can't read minds. But there were certainly some interesting glimpses into his psyche during his debate with J.D. vance, and there were also some ugly moments on stage with his son at one point, if you recall, maybe a dark side appearing. I don't know what it's like to be on the campaign trail myself. I'm sure it's quite stressful, so I'd like to be gracious about that. But it's concerning and I don't know exactly what the reason was for. For selecting him.
Tudor Dixon
So I think that the point here, one, something I want to get to with talking about him is that he was. You talked about him having someone in government. I mean, obviously, Gretchen Whitmer has been very close to the people of Goshen, and there's been some concern over how close and how involved the local people were with the ccp and then the people that came over who were becoming local people that were from the ccp. There is a trend across country, it seems, where we have Chinese nationals connected to the CCP getting into local governments and state governments. I want to talk about la, because you've. You recently broke a story about the LA mayor, Karen Bass, having a Chinese national that was like feeding intel back in her camp and this. And, and they were highly connected. And even the father, I believe, was connected to the ccp. So explain a little bit about that. And, and, and from the standpoint of it is important to know that whether or not your elected official is aware that oftentimes they are inviting an adversary right into your state or local government, certainly.
Philip Lenzicki
And there's a long, you know, pattern that we can see going back to, you know, Dianne Feinstein and this individual, Russell Lowe, who was.
Tudor Dixon
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Philip Lenzicki
There's Eric Swalwell with Fang Fang. Fang Fang knew this Russell Lowe individual. You know, and we can see this going on with Eric Adams and Winnie Greco, with the Governor of New York, Hochul, and Linda Sun. And Linda sun was working for Grace Meng. I mean, it goes on and on and on. There's so many different individuals where we've seen this same type of thing play out. In the case of Kieran Bass, what happened there is that there's an individual, his name is Derek Ma, his Chinese name is Masurong, and he is a member of multiple Chinese influence and intelligence organizations, according to federal sources. So this individual had held fundraisers and press events for Bass, with Bass in attendance and his Son Adam Ma was present at least one of these. And at Bass's inauguration, Derek Ma and his wife appeared. They took photos with her. And at that time, Chinese media reported that he was very happy. And he said one of the reasons he was happy was that his son had gotten a position in Karen Bass administration. And so at the start, he was on sort of, like, I believe, in an advisory capacity for overseeing appointments. And then that position has sort of morphed into things having to do with, again, Asian Liaison and LGBT Liaison or something like that. But there's photos and video of them. No, together in a way that is different than just some random person. This is them in a parade as the only two people and passengers in the parade float car, minus the driver, again and again. And this raised a lot of questions. Adam Ma, to be very clear, the son, we didn't find that he is connected to an intelligence agency. However, his father is. And we found that Adama, the son, is attending events thereafter on behalf of Bass with personnel from the Chinese consulate who belong to these influence outfits. And he's awarding his father on behalf of Bass. And so it certainly smacks of corruption.
Tudor Dixon
Yeah, absolutely. So how do you think that getting into cities like this is? I mean, what is the end game? Obviously, LA is a massive city in the United States and a highly populated city where you could do a lot of damage if you wanted to. But what is the end game if you are trying to do that?
Philip Lenzicki
It's a great question to speculate. I would imagine that based on their methods thus far, they are hoping, and I think, unfortunately, maybe right, to hope that they can destabilize us and defeat us without having to actually go into a kinetic fight. And so, given our system, and as we're seeing with the mayor's race in New York, you can have an individual who came to our country six years ago who then runs the largest city in the United States. And this is something that, well, suffice to say, doesn't occur in China. And that is an opportunity that is too good to pass up. So I believe that there's evidence that they've made a calculated decision to infiltrate our system through this process. And there's multiple components to it. There's illegal immigration in order to get high census numbers so that they can have additional representatives in certain areas. There's efforts to have individuals become community liaisons and then gain certain types of government positions. And then there are efforts now underway to get individuals just straight up elected into whatever positions that they can win. And so the end game, to put it into one word, is colonization. They are colonizing us, as are many other nations and factions. And so I would encourage your viewers to think about Chinatowns and things of that nature, not as Chinatowns, but rather as colonies. They have a foothold here, and they're going to expand that and impose their rules and systems on our soil.
Tudor Dixon
There's no America towns in China.
Philip Lenzicki
No, not so much. Nope.
Tudor Dixon
No, that would not be allowed. And I think that's. That was the message that we kept talking to people about in Michigan. Like, what's happening here? This is not actually allowed in China. We can't go and have our corporation. We can't buy land. We can't own land in China. We can't have. We can't own a building in China. The United States can't own anything there. We can work there. We can ship product here, but it. It can't be owned by an American company. And I think that's hard for people to wrap their heads around. Also, in China, they. It's interesting that you mentioned that the son. What's his name? Adam Ma. The son, that he was involved in the LGBTQ community and. And working with that community on behalf of the mayor, because that is also not allowed in China.
Philip Lenzicki
Very true. And I don't know what his, you know, sexual persuasion is, but it's possible he might be of that community. And you're absolutely right that it is frowned upon, we might say, in China, they certainly don't allow it on their, you know, television. So interesting that that's occurring. But the way that it works, I think, generally, is that their operatives here, and I'm not suggesting that Adam Ma is one, but their operatives here are given a lot more latitude than we might imagine. And so while the consulates are sort of the first or maybe second layer of oversight, the first being sort of the local civic associations, they are operating and I believe probably even encouraged to maybe even compete against each other for, you know, influence in this area. So you might have an individual who comes from a certain province or, you know, city in China who wants to succeed in a given part of the United States and then reap benefits back for his home province or territory, and he's competing against an individual from another part of China, and they're both vying for that in the city of New York or something like that, and whoever can ultimately, you know, get more selfies next to Eric Adams or whatever it is and prove that he's got the closer connection will be the one that ultimately gets favor from the powers that be back there, and then they'll give that person another feather in their cap and say, okay, well, now we're going to have you do this next. So I think that's kind of the way it works. There is sort of an expectation that these organizations and individuals will also ultimately fund their own operations and find ways to make it work.
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I mean, there has been some evidence that some of these groups have come in and they have worked toward destabilization of the country. And I think that even with the. The LGBTQ message, there's been a lot of fighting within that community and the conservative community. So I feel like there has been an unnatural push in certain areas to create a destabilization in the country there also. I mean, if you look at this bio, potential bioweapon that comes in, what that would do would cause there to be a food shortage. So if you have a few a food shortage, you also have destabilization, Then suddenly you have chaos, you have fighting. What is this situation where we have this shadow justice system in U.S. cities? Tell us about a little bit about that.
Philip Lenzicki
And so what we found is that similar to and connected to, in fact, the New York Overseas Chinese Police Station that was housed within the America Changle association, connected to that, there is a system where the Supreme People's Procuratorate and its regional counterparts will use scientific associations around the world, partner with them, more or less deputize their leaders to serve as overseas mediators and liaisons for the court. And so we found that there are actively current on, you know, within the United States, multiple Chinese civic associations that have set up, you know, internal courts and that they are actually, you know, conducting hearings through, you know, Chinese encrypted platforms. And so the America Changle association, the organization that was running the Overseas police station in New York, we found that that organization was also involved in this. So on top of running a police station, they also had a court. So this is really concerning, given that individuals who have come here and they might be seeking to just more or less make their own way and not have to deal with China anymore, they might be suckered into sort of participating in this. Should they have some type of business relationship, continuing to import or something like that from China, their finances might be tied up, and their family members might also be sort of under the purview of the system. And so it's not impossible to think that given that the American Chongo association was apparently hunting dissidents on behalf of the Ministry of Public Security, that it could be the case that in the past or in the future, they might whisk you away from the street one day, and the next minute you're, who knows, in a warehouse, face to face with a large Monitor. And on the other side of the monitor is a, a couple judges and your brother and they're asking you to do something or else. So that those are certainly the concerns.
Tudor Dixon
And I think that is, that's a concern for American people that, wow, there could be somebody who is living in the US Legitimately, who is then manipulated by a foreign entity. But also if you're setting these up, then why, why not be for us? Why not be concerned that there would be. You talked about a cold war. At what point does this just become a takeover if we're not care careful? And then they're like, oh, we've already got this set up, it's perfect. This connects back to the home country.
Philip Lenzicki
It's kind of shocking to me that when it came to, you know, the war on terror and you know, recent reports about certain things occurring in Texas, there was, I think, a pretty uniform uproar concerning like Sharia courts. Folks all were like, we don't want that, whatever's going on in Dearborn, Michigan or whatever else, like, we don't want to be a part of that. That's not the American way. But for this story, I think that while there was some, you know, understandable concern about overseas police stations, the, the courts, you know, more broadly, there wasn't that same type of reaction that the Sharia courts received. And I think that's likely that the, the Chinese doctor propaganda is just better, you know, and they just have more money and the people are on board. And so it's a shame to see, but they're difficult to actually find what the difference is when it gets right down to it.
Tudor Dixon
So I let's get into farmland because the Secretary of Agriculture has come out and said she's going to crack down on the CCP coming in and buying up farmland. And I think that there has been also some confusion among Americans about what this exactly means. And sometimes the Chinese are coming in and they're buying farmland and they're actually farming it. But there is a weird scenario. She held, she recently held up a map of the United States and said for the media, I want to be clear, these are where the farms are owned that are CCP owned farms in the United States. And then the red dots are actually US army bases or US Military bases that these farms seem to seem to surround. And oftentimes they will buy plots of land all around that army base or that military base so that they completely surround the base. That seems a little suspicious indeed.
Philip Lenzicki
And you know, I think that this conversation needs to be you know, prefaced with a reminder about what has just occurred in both Russia and in Iran, where attacks were launched, you know, from within their countries against their military assets by drones and other weaponry. So that could occur here in the United States. That it's some type of company that's Chinese owned or property could launch an attack is not science fiction. That is what the next Pearl harbor would likely look like, in my humble opinion. And so, yes, certainly there is, I believe, when I tried to tabulate it before, over 500,000 acres, likely that is US land owned by Chinese entities, which is higher than what the US Government was reporting at the time. One of the factors for that was we discovered that an individual named Chen Tianxiao, CCP member, we found was the owner of 198,000 acres or something like that, I believe. And so when you start adding these things up, you come into that same sort of picture that I believe that that map is showing. And it's an ugly one, because when we saw the recent military strike in Iran, those bombers took off, we were told multiple times, and it was something to be proud of, that these bombers took off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Well, guess what? Whiteman Air Force Base is one of those things on that map. And there is land right around there. We reported on companies that have been trying to set up right near Kansas City and found that they have all these. All the wrong type of ties, we'll just put it that way. And so it is occurring, and in your own state and in Illinois as well. This company, Goshen, you know, really, it's just you keep pulling on that string and just keep finding more and more and more nefarious connections that they have that they just pretend like, you know, don't exist.
Tudor Dixon
Yeah, I mean, that's what. That is certainly what we found. And I think it's very scary being in the state of Michigan, but also, like you said, Illinois and other states and everywhere this land is being purchased. We've heard about this for years. I have to say that I'm impressed that we're four, five, six months. Well, what are we. We're almost six months into the Trump administration, and now we already have cabinet secretaries that are looking into this. We're already having announcements on this. This is something that for years we had people saying we're very concerned about what's going on with these Chinese being able to come in and purchase. And again, I say that because you can't do that in China. You can't go purchase pharma land in China. So why don't we protect our own farmland, especially when we are seeing this surrounding our military bases. But I know you've been out there and you have been really, really on top of this, really forcing the issue, making people look at what's actually going on in China. I know people are going to want to follow you. Where do they follow you?
Philip Lenzicki
Well, you can find me on X and my handle is Lensicki Philip, which should be easy for you to spell. And yeah, that' I can be found. Or head on over to the Daily Call, the Daily Call News foundation and type in Philip. I'm sure you'll find me. So.
Tudor Dixon
Okay, it is not easy to spell. It is L, E, N, C, Z, Y C, K I. Wow, that was.
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Like a test for girls if they were, you know, dating material. If they could spell it, that meant they liked you. So I, I like you tutor.
Tudor Dixon
That's. Well, I have to learn how to say it. So. Philip Lenzicki, thank you so much.
Philip Lenzicki
I appreciate you.
Tudor Dixon
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Tudor Dixon
Oh, hey.
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Hey.
Tudor Dixon
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Episode: The Tudor Dixon Podcast: America Compromised? The Alarming Reach of Chinese Influence with Philip Lenczycki
Release Date: July 16, 2025
Host: Tudor Dixon
Guest: Philip Lenzicki, Senior Investigative Reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation
In this compelling episode of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, Tudor Dixon engages in an in-depth conversation with Philip Lenzicki, a seasoned investigative reporter renowned for his expertise on Chinese influence operations within the United States. The discussion sheds light on the pervasive and multifaceted reach of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in various American sectors, highlighting significant threats to national security and democratic integrity.
Philip Lenzicki opens the dialogue by emphasizing the severity of the ongoing Chinese influence campaign:
“We're under attack. We've been under attack now for decades.”
(02:32)
Lenzicki asserts that American leadership often downplays or forgets the existence of this "cold war," leading to insufficient acknowledgment and response to Chinese infiltration across key sectors, including academia, business, and politics.
Dixon highlights multiple alarming incidents in Goshen:
Philip Lenzicki responds by underscoring the openness of these operations:
“It's out in the open. Anyone with the inclination to look for it will be able to find it.”
(03:41)
He further explains the ease with which Chinese influence can be traced, pointing out that some individuals involved are openly affiliated with the CCP, making it challenging for American institutions to effectively monitor and mitigate these threats.
Dixon and Lenzicki delve into the troubling case of Tim Walls, whose ties to China have raised significant concerns:
“It means a moron and he's compromised.”
(08:32)
Lenzicki details Walls' longstanding relationships with Chinese officials, including facilitating meetings between CCP members and local communities in Nebraska. This collaboration reportedly translated into political support and campaign funding for Walls, culminating in appointments that further entrench Chinese influence within American political structures.
The conversation transitions to the broader strategy of Chinese infiltration in major U.S. cities:
Philip Lenzicki outlines the methodology:
“The end game, to put it into one word, is colonization.”
(15:40)
Lenzicki warns that Chinatowns and similar enclaves should be viewed not merely as cultural hubs but as strategic footholds for expanding China's influence and imposing CCP-driven systems on American soil.
Dixon brings attention to the Department of Agriculture's crackdown on CCP-owned farmland:
“These farms seem to surround the base. That seems a little suspicious indeed.”
(31:09)
Philip Lenzicki discusses the strategic placement of Chinese-owned farms near military bases, suggesting a potential for future attacks reminiscent of recent drone strikes in Iran and Russia. He estimates that over 500,000 acres of U.S. land may be under Chinese ownership, surpassing government reports.
A particularly concerning aspect highlighted is the establishment of Chinese-run courts within the U.S.:
“There are actively current, you know, multiple Chinese civic associations that have set up internal courts conducting hearings through encrypted platforms.”
(26:23)
Lenzicki explains how these shadow courts, linked to China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, manipulate individuals into compliance through threats and coercion. This system poses a severe threat to personal freedoms and the rule of law in the United States.
The episode culminates with a stark warning from Philip Lenzicki about the tangible and insidious nature of Chinese influence operations:
“They are colonizing us, as are many other nations and factions.”
(17:46)
Dixon emphasizes the urgent need for awareness and proactive measures to protect American sovereignty from foreign manipulation and control. Listeners are encouraged to follow Lenzicki’s work for ongoing insights into these critical national security issues.
For more in-depth reporting on Chinese influence and other national security issues, follow Philip Lenzicki on X (formerly Twitter) or visit the Daily Caller News Foundation website.
This summary captures the critical discussions and insights from the episode, providing listeners with a comprehensive understanding of the alarming extent of Chinese influence operations in the United States.