The daughter of a Chinese official comments on Tim Walz's romance

Jenna Wang, the daughter of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, said she had a hidden romance with vice presidential candidate Tim Walz while he was teaching in China.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail Wang was released Monday saying she and Walz, the current governor of Minnesota and Vice President Kamala Harris, had a passionate affair that included promises of a future that ultimately went unfulfilled.

Newsweek reached out to the Harris-Walz campaign via email for comment. The campaign did not respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.

Wang, now 59, said she met Walz in 1989 when he was teaching English at No. 1 through the nonprofit WorldTeach. 1 high school in Foshan, Guangdong Province.

At the time, Wang was a 24-year-old English teacher at No. 8 Middle School and, despite the risks posed by her father's high rank within the Communist Party, the couple began a discreet relationship.

“Tim was very passionate and very romantic. I still remember dancing with him to our favorite song, 'Careless Whisper,'” Wang said post.

Because public displays of affection could jeopardize her family's reputation, Wang said she and Walz maintained their connection behind closed doors.

She recounted intimate moments in Walz's quarters where they listened to music, talked for hours and shared their dreams for the future.

“The fact that we weren't allowed to touch or kiss each other in public made it all the more exciting and intense when we were finally alone,” Wang said.

She added: “We were very much in love and I wanted to marry him and start a family. When that didn't happen, I felt very unhappy and sad. Tim’s behavior was very selfish.”

In 1992, the future vice presidential candidate returned to China, where tensions escalated over Wang's desire for marriage and a life in the United States. However, Walz reportedly questioned her intentions, wondering if she was interested in him or simply a path to a US visa. “It was very offensive,” Wang said post. “I told him it was both or neither.”

Republican Senator Marco Rubio, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for an investigation following the revelations, citing possible national security implications.

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Rubio has yet to confirm whether he will launch an official investigation into Walz's past relationship with Wang or other connections.

Newsweek Rubio's office emailed seeking comment.

Walz's stay in China has caused controversy before, most notably because he made a misleading statement about his stay in China during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

While Walz previously claimed to have been in Hong Kong during the uprising, later reports revealed that he only arrived in China months after the protests ended.

Walz, who addressed the issue during the vice presidential debate earlier this month, described his previous comments as “hard-hitting.”

Wang, now a teacher and translator in Europe, said she felt compelled to speak out because of Walz's “selfish” behavior and lack of transparency.

“Tim lied about Tiananmen Square, and he lied about other things,” she told the post. “This is a very pivotal moment in history and a man like this does not appear to have the character and integrity to do one of the most important jobs in the world.”