August 6, 2025 – OMG: State Department Foreign Service Officer dated senior CCP leader’s daughter, refuses to report her

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“I Defied My Government for Love”: US State Department Foreign Service Officer Dated Senior CCP Leader’s Daughter, Admits “She Could Have Been A Spy,” Refused to Report Her

“Her dad was either a provincial or a federal minister of education. So he’s, like, straight up Communist Party.”

“I was supposed to, whatever, sort of report what I knew about her, but I always thought that was kind of unfair.”

I defied my government for love,” confessed Daniel Choi, a U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer, to a hidden camera, on a date with an undercover OMG Journalist. Choi admitted to knowingly violating diplomatic security protocols by failing to report a romantic relationship with the daughter of a senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official.

Choi confirmed he chose not to file a required disclosure after beginning a relationship with Joi Zao, a 27-year-old Chinese national who entered the United States on a work visa in late September. Under federal regulations, Foreign Service Officers are required to report close and continuing contact with foreign nationals from adversarial nations, including China. Choi acknowledged this requirement but stated he believed it was unfair. “I was supposed to, whatever, sort of report what I knew about her,” he said, adding, “But I always thought that was kind of unfair.”

Choi also disclosed that Zao’s father was a high-ranking official in the CCP. “Her dad was either a provincial or a federal minister of education,” he said. “So he’s, like, straight-up Communist Party.” When asked whether Zao could have been engaged in espionage, Choi confirmed: “She could have been a spy.”

Choi admitted he deliberately withheld the relationship from his superiors “out of respect” for Zao. Choi added that he would have considered reporting the relationship only if it became serious or led to marriage, acknowledging, “If I were dating somebody and we were going to get married… then maybe I would do the report.”