Guests – Ava Chen, Tim Le Sota, Betsy Smith
China Watch Wednesday: CCP Infiltration Tactics and America's Strategic Response
On China Watch Wednesday, Kathleen Winn and Ava Chen from the New Federal State of China discuss critical developments in US-China relations, focusing on President Trump's recent actions to disentangle American interests from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control.
Port Operations and Global Infrastructure
President Trump highlighted efforts to cut ties with the CCP in Hong Kong, where port operations controlled by CK Hutchison Holdings have been sold to a BlackRock-led consortium. While this appears positive on the surface, Ava warns about vigilance regarding the consortium buyers.
"People need to remain vigilant. It is a step toward the right direction, but that didn't end there," Ava explains. "BlackRock and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) are globalist organizations, and the CCP has infiltrated these companies and their personnel for the last 30 years."
The CCP strategy involves joint ventures and investments to borrow legitimacy from Western businesses. This approach dates back to 1979 when diplomatic relations were established, allowing decades for infiltration to take root.
Ava emphasizes that ports like those in Panama are strategic assets used for criminal activities: "Ports are sentinel for drug trafficking and human trafficking. When the Hutchison Whampoa ports were acquired by the CCP in the 1990s, they started criminal activities."
The ports at issue control both entries to the Panama Canal, giving China potential to disrupt US transport and cripple the American economy in a conflict scenario.
CCP's Three Wars Strategy
Ava outlines how the CCP wages "people's war" through three primary warfare approaches:
Media/public opinion warfare
Cognitive warfare
Legal warfare
These operate alongside economic, financial, information, and technology warfare tactics.
"They are giving you fake information and have compromised Americans. They pit a small amount of Americans' interest against the vast majority of Americans," Ava explains.
This infiltration targets American institutions through what's known as BGY activities - Blue (control through technology), Gold (bribery), and Yellow (sexual compromise). According to Ava, the CCP specifically targets four congressional committees:
Financial Services Committee
Energy Committee
Intelligence Committee
Judiciary Committee
The infiltration accelerated dramatically in 2012-2013 when Xi Jinping took power, shifting from defensive to offensive operations.
Xi Jinping's Three-War Strategy
Xi Jinping had been planning simultaneous conflicts to overwhelm American response capabilities:
"Xi Jinping has bet that the United States cannot simultaneously fight three wars at the same time," Ava reveals. "The CCP wanted to move on Taiwan as early as 2021, but it was deterred by whistleblowing and intelligence that alerted the world."
The three planned conflicts include:
Middle East conflict (Gaza/Hamas)
Ukraine-Russia war
South China Sea/Taiwan invasion
"The CCP has financed Russia by purchasing oil at premium prices when they could get cheaper oil from Iran," Ava notes. "This is part of a secret pact to keep the war going. They don't want peace in Ukraine or the Middle East because these conflicts distract from their plans for Taiwan."
Now that the Biden administration has ended and Trump is pursuing peace deals, CCP strategy has been disrupted. In response, they're working through compromised politicians and business leaders in Europe to divide Western alliances.
American Economic Response
Trump's administration is implementing decisive economic strategies to counter Chinese influence:
"The America First investment policy is so important," Ava explains. "They're scrutinizing CCP money coming to the United States through an enhanced Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and they're addressing outbound US investment in China."
This policy is already showing results:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) investing in Arizona
Apple beginning to move operations back to the US
IBM leaving China after establishing labs there in the early 1980s
Pharmaceutical companies relocating
Lilly announcing $27 billion in US investment
Hyundai planning major US investments
"These are great trends. Big organizations are coming back to the United States. Americans will get well-paid jobs again. Maybe one family will only need one worker to raise a whole family. That day is coming back," Ava predicts.
Trump Administration's Focus on CCP Threat
Both Ava and Kathleen agree that the Trump administration clearly recognizes the CCP threat:
"From his actions, I know Trump knows who the bad guys are and who is really trying to destroy the United States and kill Americans," Ava states.
They argue that these policies could represent a tipping point for America: "These first 18 months of this presidency have to be the tipping point for this country, or this will all just come back," Kathleen warns.
Ava emphasizes the urgency: "If Trump cannot finish the CCP within four years, the CCP is going to come back. And when they come back, they will use illegal means—they will use a thousand times more lethal ways to kill all of us, and we will have no chance to push back."
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays: Legal Failures and Political Agendas
Attorney Tim Le Sota joins the program to discuss Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays and what he describes as her political use of the office.
Pattern of Legal Failures
LaSota outlines numerous legal defeats under Mays' leadership:
Lost a lawsuit against Cochise County
Sued Governor Hobbs and the legislature over the budget and lost, resulting in payment of attorney fees
Lost a case against the new Department of Government Efficiency before a Clinton-appointed judge
Lost in federal court regarding tax treatment of refunds for Arizonans
Provided legal advice to Phoenix on prevailing wage ordinance that resulted in the city being sued and losing
"There's a familiar pattern here. When you have an attorney general more worried about politics than the law, it's not good for a variety of reasons. But the end result is you have an attorney general that loses a lot," LaSota explains.
Political Motivations
Le Sota argues that Mays uses her office for political purposes rather than legal judgment:
"She waited around all this time on the case [against alternate electors]. She came into office in January of '23 and then almost 18 months later, she comes in and charges these alternate electors. Well, why'd she wait so long? If you look at the calendar, she thought that if she waited, it would have an impact on the 2024 election and hurt Donald Trump's chances of winning."
He adds: "Can anyone forget her ridiculous criminal investigation of Donald Trump for criticizing Cheney? She announced that right before the election and dropped it right after the election."
Hypocritical Standards
Le Sota highlights Mays' hypocrisy in criticizing political motivations in others while applying them herself:
Regarding her opposition to Kash Patel's confirmation, Mays stated: "Firing career FBI officials for political reasons undermines public safety and weakens our justice system. The American people deserve transparency about what's happening at the FBI."
Le Sota responds: "That is the height of hypocrisy because injecting politics into everything she does is exactly what Chris Mays has done. So to accuse other people of being guided by politics is extraordinarily hypocritical."
Selective Law Enforcement
Le Sota criticizes Mays for refusing to enforce laws she disagrees with:
"She just refuses outright to enforce laws she disagrees with. On the death penalty, even Aaron Guntress, who wanted to be executed, she blocked that."
He also mentions her lack of action on missing settlement funds from Governor Hobbs' office and a stalled investigation into a pay-for-play scandal involving the Governor.
Police Perspective: Sanctuary Cities and Congressional Hearings
Betsy Brantner-Smith from the National Police Association discusses a House Oversight Committee hearing where mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City were questioned about their sanctuary city policies.
Sanctuary Cities Renamed
Brantner-Smith notes the mayors' attempts to rebrand their policies: "We have seen these mayors right before our eyes change the term from sanctuary city to welcoming city. They're trying to change the narrative."
She explains how these mayors mischaracterize immigration enforcement: "What they're trying to do is get the American public to believe that these ICE raids are going door to door, grabbing people of color. And the American people are not having it anymore."
Law Enforcement Challenges
The sanctuary policies create dangerous situations for police officers and communities:
"What these mayors are doing is telling their police departments to notify ICE if we have an ICE detainer. These are people with extraordinary criminal records and current criminal warrants in addition to these ICE detainers. They're calling ICE and saying, 'Hey, we got a guy here. We're going to give you an hour to get here. Otherwise, we're going to release him to the street.'"
"Almost always what happens is they get released because ICE isn't just patrolling around waiting to pick up illegals from the jail. So these people get released, and then the police have to go hunt them down, which endangers the police officers and the community."
Crime Statistics Manipulation
Brantner-Smith challenges claims about reduced crime rates in these cities:
"They threw around crime statistics that were absolutely wrong. They're still using the FBI's uniform crime reporting statistics when we all know no reasonable person thinks crime is down in Chicago."
She cites recent Chicago crime statistics: 989 major crimes in just the last seven days, including 6 murders, 40 criminal sexual assaults, and 95 robberies. Year-to-date figures show Chicago already at 8,625 crimes in 2025.
"Those are reported crimes," Brantner-Smith emphasizes. "46% of violent crime in this country, and 52% of nonviolent crime in this country, goes unreported. You're only talking about reported crime. So think of double that. It's insanity."
Impact on Law Enforcement Morale
The discussion concludes with reflections on President Trump's address to Congress and its positive impact on law enforcement morale:
"What was so heartening last night was to hear the President of the United States talk about his admiration for law enforcement," Brantner-Smith says, referencing Trump's recognition of DJ Daniel, a fallen officer's son, and his appointment of Jason Hartley to West Point Military Academy.
"That whole speech was just one of the most motivating, heartening presidential addresses that I have seen in my lifetime. You really felt that America was back. And as a law enforcement officer, I really felt like the government's pride in this profession was back as well."