From the Washington Examiner: Despite his strong rhetoric condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s trade practices, Rep. Byron Donalds’s (R-FL) gubernatorial campaign has accepted $450,000 in donations from a refrigerant importer that is partially owned by a Chinese state-controlled enterprise and stands accused of harming domestic businesses by flooding the market with cheap Chinese imports and avoiding import duties.
“Everybody knows that China not only has cheated in any trade negotiation … that’s ever occurred, but they also cheat when it comes to actually going through the proper channels on how trade is supposed to be handled,” Donalds, the Republican front-runner in Florida’s gubernatorial primary, said in April.
Florida campaign finance records show that Donalds took multiple six-figure donations from iGas and its Chinese-born CEO over the course of June 2025. Zhejiang Juhua, a company controlled by China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, owns a 34% stake in iGas, according to lobbying disclosures. Zhejiang Juhua has been involved with iGas since the beginning, with media reports identifying it as a founding partner of the Florida-based firm.
Beyond ownership ties, iGas has also engaged in activity commonly identified by China hawks as one way Beijing weakens American industry.
READ MORE from the Washington Examiner.
Donalds has not yet publicly tweeted about the allegation.
FLORIDA: Byron Donalds’ campaign reportedly took $450k from a refrigerant company partially owned by a CCP-controlled entity. Ron DeSantis, please stay! pic.twitter.com/bvoHnAyw9Y
— Dennis Michael Lynch (@TrustDML) January 14, 2026
Donalds’ campaign for governor has been endorsed by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Turning Point Action.
I’m honored to announce I’ve earned the endorsement of @TPAction_.
Charlie Kirk’s legacy lives on through this incredible organization, and I’m grateful to have their support in my campaign for Governor of Florida.
Together, we will take the Sunshine State to the NEXT LEVEL☀️🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/n4gJS5IYpQ
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) January 14, 2026
Thank you to my friend @SarahHuckabee for your support!
It was an honor to fight alongside you on the campaign trail for @POTUS in 2024.
As Governor, we will fight to make Florida safer, stronger, more affordable, and we will never cave to the woke mob.https://t.co/lwlxMUPYdA pic.twitter.com/jHhbZtaTUd
— Byron Donalds (@ByronDonalds) January 14, 2026
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— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 15, 2026
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