The very same Democrat congressman who was once found to be in an alleged relationship with a Chinese spy is now being called out for accepting thousands in campaign donations from a Chinese law firm.
From Fox News: Rep. Eric Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign recently received almost $10,000 from the California-based office of a top Beijing law firm that has deep ties to the Chinese Communist Party, a Fox News Digital investigation found.
A filing that was released this week reveals that Swalwell’s campaign received $9,999 from the DeHeng Law Offices PC on Dec. 30 and said that the office is based in Pleasanton, Calif. The law firm’s website reveals that this office is their “Silicon Valley Office” and appears to only have one lawyer who works there.
Keliang “Clay” Zhu, who donated $5,000 to Swalwell’s gubernatorial campaign this past November and previously donated over $10,000 to his House campaigns, is a partner at the law firm and is the only name listed for the “Silicon Valley Office,” according to their website.
A Fox News Digital review revealed that the law firm was founded as the China Law Office, which was a subsidiary firm established by the CCP’s Ministry of Justice in the early 1990s before being renamed the DeHeng Law Offices in 1995. While the firm, which has over two dozen offices in China, portrays themselves as independent, the firm and its lawyers continue to have longstanding cooperation with the Chinese government’s departments and major state-owned enterprises.
The report points to Zhu’s bio on the law firm’s website, which touts his many efforts on behalf of multiple companies in China, as he has helped them to establish a presence in the U.S. The bio also brags that Zhu “was the organizer and one of the lead counsel in a historic lawsuit that sued President Trump and successfully stopped his WeChat ban in 2020.”
Fox News further notes:
Another bio touts how he “has assisted Chinese companies and funds to complete more than $9 billion investments in the fields of chips, unmanned vehicles, new energy, artificial intelligence, industrial automation, and biopharmaceuticals in the United States.”
Michael Lucci, founder and CEO of @StateArmor and State Armor Action, reacted to the report, writing, “First was a fiery romance with Fang-Fang. Now it’s Big Money from CCP Big Law. Congressman Swalwell, stop playing footsie with our foremost adversary! Send the communist cash to a human rights org that fights the evils of communism.”
First was a fiery romance with Fang-Fang.
Now it’s Big Money from CCP Big Law.
Congressman Swalwell, stop playing footsie with our foremost adversary!
Send the communist cash to a human rights org that fights the evils of communism.https://t.co/JaM4Vq2aHH pic.twitter.com/5jsn5E0dU0
— Michael Lucci (@Michael7ucci) January 16, 2026
Rep. Eric Swalwell recently received nearly $15K from a California law firm with ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
State Armor Founder @Michael7ucci is sounding the alarm and calling on Congress to address foreign-linked money in U.S. campaigns.
➡️ https://t.co/BNCOFaHZGp pic.twitter.com/FQs0DkJOps
— State Armor (@StateArmor) January 16, 2026
NEW: The Swalwell gubernatorial campaign recently accepted almost $10K from a law firm with deep ties to the CCP.
His campaign received another $5K from the only lawyer listed for the CA-based office.
Reporting from @alec_schem and mehttps://t.co/RELECrj5Kg
— Cameron Cawthorne (@Cam_Cawthorne) January 16, 2026
Meanwhile, Swalwell is raging about federal immigration agents. In a post on X Friday, he sneered, “If ICE tries this in CA when I’m governor, here’s my advice: hire the best lawyer you can afford.”
If ICE tries this in CA when I’m governor, here’s my advice: hire the best lawyer you can afford. pic.twitter.com/e6UI3jc7Xg
— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) January 16, 2026
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