Unearthed letter reveals Walz boasted about Minnesota hosting 'numerous senior Chinese leaders'

FIRST ON FOX: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, boasted about Minnesota hosting several top Chinese leaders in a letter unearthed by Fox News Digital.

The Minnesota International Chinese School showcased a 2021 letter from Walz on its YouTube channel celebrating the 10th anniversary of the school's Chinese New Year.

"Minnesota has a longstanding relationship with the people of China," Walz said in the letter. "The state has promoted Minnesota's connections with China and has hosted numerous senior Chinese leaders for decades. Thousands of Minnesotans claim ancestral connections to China, which has helped foster numerous ties between Minnesota and China."

"These ties are rapidly expanding through the growth of education, trade, and investment opportunities between our two peoples," he added before congratulating the school on a "very important milestone" and "teaching our language learners and future leaders the importance of speaking multiple languages and of being global citizens."

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The letter came within 10 days of Zhao Jian, the Consul General of China in Chicago, recording a four-minute greeting in Chinese for the school, according to the school's YouTube channel. Walz's connection to Jian has been under scrutiny in recent weeks after the House Oversight Committee unearthed a meeting between Walz and Jian earlier this year discussing "China-U.S. relations and sub-national cooperation."

While the specifics of the meeting aren't clear, a 2022 report from the Biden administration's Director of National Intelligence (DNI) highlighted how U.S.-based Chinese consulates like the one Walz met with "play an active role" in "foreign influence operations" on behalf of the CCP.