Ro Khanna, D-Calif., has been floated as a potential 2028 Democratic contender for president, but his longtime ally and former senior advisor on foreign trade and economic development could be a liability due to his deep ties to Chinese Communist Party officials, a Fox News Digital investigation found. Henry Yin is a longtime California businessman and political operative who Khanna has praised for his "leadership" and has called one of his "good friends" on Facebook. He was born in China, raised in Taiwan and then moved to the United States, where he has lived for several decades.
However, while living in California, Yin has been a major player helping China get a foothold in California over the last several decades through multiple roles, including serving as a member of the California Commission for Economic Development and founding a consulting firm that included multiple corporate clients with ties to Chinese Communist Party officials. A 2011 profile piece revealed that Yin "made his fortune selling used computer equipment to China" and had "done business in China for more than a quarter-century." The profile piece went on to say Yin has "good connections and a sense of [China's] business climate" and was "leading city trade delegations to China, which have contributed to several Chinese firms — most recently software company Trunkbow International — setting up offices in the city and helping city businessmen get a foothold in China." SWALWELL RESIGNATION COLLIDES WITH CHINA-LINKED SCANDAL AS CRITICS DEMAND FILE RELEASE "Henry has some sort of special skill-building relationships," one businessman said in the profile piece, praising Yin. "There’s a lot more government involvement in China, and you need relationships with local government officials." In addition to his consulting business and several overseas trips to China, Yin has allegedly attended at least 10 events hosted by United Front groups, including the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese (ACFROC), according to China expert Jackie Deal, the president of Long Term Strategy Group, a defense research firm.
Fox News Digital has extensively reported on the CCP's United Front and the threat it poses to U.S. institutions as the CCP gains influence in the United States. In a Sept. 2019 Facebook post, Khanna announced that Yin, who was first appointed to the California Commission for Economic Development in 2010 by then- Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and later reappointed to the position in 2015 by the succeeding Democratic Gov.
Jerry Brown, would "serve as my Senior Advisor on Foreign Trade and Economic Development." "We discussed the importance of improving the US China relationship to cooperate on issues of climate change and medical research while protecting intellectual property and opening access to markets," Khanna continued. "I was particularly touched that Henry and the group had a birthday cake for me. It was wonderful celebrating with them!" A few months later, in December of the same year, Khanna posted about Yin on Facebook again, writing, "Thank you Henry Yin for your leadership!" That same month, Yin invited Khanna to be his "honorable guest" for an event titled, "S.V.
U.S.-China Trading Partners Concerned Group Dinner Meeting Agenda," which was sponsored by Yin's consulting firm, USA-China-Link. A review of the event's presentations showed the attendees were slated to talk about an array of topics, including China investments, technology and business asset management, among other topics. Khanna was slated to discuss intellectual property.
ELITE US COLLEGES LINKED TO CHINESE SURVEILLANCE LABS DRIVING UYGHUR ‘GENOCIDE,’ STUDY WARNS In Feb. 2020, Khanna posted another photo of himself having dinner with Yin, who he referred to as one of his "good friends." In the post, Khanna decried that "Chinese Americans are feeling they are being stereotyped as the symbols for the coronavirus." "This is a time to embrace our Chinese American neighbors and friends and continue to frequent Chinese-American stores, restaurants and shopping centers." On Yin's LinkedIn profile, which still includes the senior advisor title with Khanna's office, he includes over a dozen slides detailing his consulting business, USA-China-Link, and showcasing his business acumen in China, which was featured in several profile pieces in Chinese state media. One of the slides says his firm "specialized in high-tech and green tech" and helped China do business in California and vice versa. Other slides show a list of his Chinese clients and a slide that called him an "Official Commerce Rep in US for the Province of Fujian, China." Another slide shows a photo of Yin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in 2009 for the China National Day Banquet, where he calls himself a "VIP" in the caption.
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