From the Daily Caller: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ transition advisory team enlisted two Chinese intelligence-tied bankers who have fundraised for her and a nonprofit she helps lead, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered.
Bass appointed Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank, and Simon Pang, co-founder of Royal Business Bank, to her mayoral transition advisory team in December 2022, according to the City of Los Angeles. In total, Ng, East West Bank and Pang have donated upwards of $1 million to Bass’ mayoral campaign and the Mayor’s Fund For Los Angeles, where Bass serves as an advisor to the board of directors, according to the nonprofit.
While it is unclear what Ng and Pang did while serving on Bass’ mayoral transition advisory team, both have extensive ties to the Chinese government and have also been listed as holding positions within arms of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and intelligence service called the United Front Work Department (UFWD).
This isn’t Bass’ only ties to people linked to the Chinese government.
A DCNF investigation in June revealed that Bass appointed the son of a Democratic fundraiser and CCP intelligence arm official to serve as the city’s liaison for Asian-Americans and director of commission appointments, the Daily Caller writes.
China expert Gordon Chang wrote, “China’s regime is flooding Los Angeles with cash—and its agents. Mayor Karen Bass has been all too wiling to help our Chinese enemy infiltrate her city.”
China’s regime is flooding Los Angeles with cash—and its agents. Mayor Karen Bass has been all too wiling to help our Chinese enemy infiltrate her city. https://t.co/HINXgWQHA1
— Gordon G. Chang (@GordonGChang) July 25, 2025
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