Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is facing serious allegations regarding a past affair with a Chinese woman and the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party official, during his teaching stint in Foshan, China, in 1989.
Jenna Wang, now 59, revealed to The New York Post that her passionate relationship with the now-Minnesota governor was turbulent, that ultimately led her devastated and suicidal.
Wang during a phone interview, described how she fell deeply in love with Walz while he was a high school English teacher. She expected their romance to lead to a marriage proposal, but instead, the relationship ended painfully.
“I was deeply insulted, hurt, and had to leave that place, as many people knew about us,” she said, noting that Walz had hinted at marriage by sending her letters after he returned to the US and asking for a passport photo.
“His lack of character, as a man, a responsible person who had worked in education or [the] military,” she added. “I thought he also loved me. I loved him.” She fled China for Italy a few years after their breakup, feeling disillusioned by Walz’s actions.
In an open letter to warn American voters about Walz, Wang recounted their initial closeness, likening their bond to that of a married couple, despite the watchful eyes of her father, Bin Hui. Their shared experiences included karaoke nights and gifts, but their relationship soured when Walz allegedly became the kind of man mothers warn daughters against.
Wang said they had an argument over whether she truly loved Walz or simply wanted a visa, which she described as a “shock,” as she had been ready to leave everything behind in China to join him in Nebraska.
“I was giving it up to be with Tim, to get married and start a family,” Wang told the Daily Mail.
Wang expressed her heartbreak over the end of their relationship, “Knowing now that he wasn’t going to marry me made me feel cheap and common, as if I was being treated like a prostitute.”
They never met again after Walz’s departure, though he returned to China in 1993 to lead a student exchange program. He married Gwen Whipple in 1994, on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a date his wife later noted as significant.
Wang criticized Walz’s character, stating, “A man like this does not have the integrity for one of the most important jobs in the world.” The Harris-Walz campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
