Stanford University Student Testifies to Congress That the CCP Attempted to Recruit Her

The college junior said the FBI informed her that foreign adversaries are still actively monitoring her on campus and watching her family.

Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

When Elsa Johnson left her Minnesota home for Stanford University two years ago, the teenager figured she would be approached by campus clubs or student social organizations, not the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

But that’s just what happened, Johnson told the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 26 during a hearing on espionage and national security threats at U.S. universities.