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#news Mayor Karen Bass allegedly took money from bankers with ties to Chinese Intelligence - who were then appointed to her mayoral transition advisory team#losangeles "Los Angeles is now a wide-open city for China's communists"The Los Angeles mayor is being accused of taking campaign donations from bankers Dominic Ng and Simon Pang - both of whom have held positions with influence networks of the Chinese Communist Party - specifically The United Front Work Department (UFWD)#China According to an investigative report by the Daily Caller News Foundation (DCNF) Ng and Pang donated large amounts of money to Bass's campaigns and a related nonprofit before being appointed to her mayoral transition advisory team in December 2022. Experts say the situation is a "huge red flag" for Chinese Communist Party infiltration into U.S. politics. #california According to campaign finance records:➡️Together, Ng, Pang, and their affiliated banks have donated about of $1 million to Bass's political efforts and the nonprofit➡️As CEO of East West Bank, Ng personally donated $1,500 to Bass's mayoral campaign in April 2022. ➡️The East West Bank Foundation contributed between $100,000 and $999,999 to the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles (a nonprofit advised by Bass) during her tenure.➡️As co-founder of Royal Business Bank, Pang donated $3,800 to Bass's congressional campaigns between 2019 and 2020, and $4,700 to her mayoral campaign since 2021. ➡️He also gave between $5,000 and $24,999 to the Mayor’s Fund.These contributions came right before she appointed them to the transition team raising questions about quid pro quo. The mayoral transition advisory team, is a group of people tasked with guiding policy and staffing decisions for her administration. Experts like Gordon Chang, author of "Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America," told DCNF that "Los Angeles is now a wide-open city for China's communists," saying the ties are evidence of CCP efforts to infiltrate U.S. cities.