A new report claims that Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.), the Democratic nominee for vice president, once allowed several officials with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) into his classroom in Nebraska while he was still a schoolteacher in the 1990s.

According to the Daily Caller, Walz greeted a delegation of three CCP officials, labeled as “educators,” in February of 1996 when they visited the Alliance High School’s social studies class. The purpose of their visit was to allegedly “study the education system” of the United States. But some of the officials were working at the time for a Chinese intelligence agency.

The delegation consisted of two CCP officials, Ye Guoqiang and Yi Hongtao, who at the time were members of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education; they were accompanied by their interpreter, Ning Ziheng. While there was no proof that Ziheng was a CCP member, the other two delegation members had been involved with the CCP for decades prior to their visit.

Details of their visit were provided in large part by a newspaper article from 1996 in the Alliance Times-Herald detailing the delegation’s visit. The article even included a black-and-white photograph of Walz and the three Chinese officials in the classroom together.

Ever since being announced as the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), many aspects of Walz’ record have come under scrutiny, including his stolen valor in the U.S. Army, as well as his decision to let far-left rioters burn down multiple cities in his state during the 2020 race riots. Among other aspects of his career that have since been criticized are his documented ties to China.

Walz traveled to China on numerous occasions over the course of several decades, including during his time in the National Guard. He previously lied about being in Tiananmen Square during the deadly protests in 1989, despite records confirming that he was actually in Hong Kong during that time. When confronted about this in the vice presidential debate against Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) in early October, Walz tried to deflect before ultimately admitting that he “misspoke.”

Walz’ activities in relation to China have even drawn formal investigations, with Republicans in Congress launching probes into the matter. Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter in August to FBI Director Christopher Wray demanding information on “any Chinese entity or individual with whom Mr. Walz may have engaged or partnered.”

“Governor Tim Walz’s documented relationships with Chinese Communist Party affiliated entities and officials bears hallmarks of a CCP infiltration and influence campaign,” said Comer in a later statement. “FBI briefers recently informed the Oversight Committee that the Bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force investigates CCP subnational influence operations and activity that is similar to how China has engaged with Governor Walz.”