Former Congresswoman Explains CCP’s Hidden Influence in California

The former lawmaker warns that CCP influence on California’s campuses, ports, and border should be seen as a national security issue.

Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) speaks during a hearing about the Chinese Communist Party's forced organ harvesting before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington on March 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A former congresswoman from California is shedding light on the Chinese regime’s reach in the state, across the United States, and around the world as awareness of the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) grows.

Michelle Steel, who served in Congress from 2021 to 2025 and sat on several committees dealing with China-related issues, raised concerns about the CCP’s influence on the U.S. higher education system in a recent interview with EpochTV’s “California Insider.”