Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with Trump’s approval, fired International Service Officer caught concealing a secret relationship with a CCP affiliate.
Over the summer season, the O’Keefe Media Group released an undercover video of Daniel Choi, a US State Division International Service Officer, who admitted he dated a senior CCP chief’s daughter and refused to report her.
“I defied my authorities for love,” Daniel Choi stated of his romantic relationship with 27-year-old Joi Zao.
Joi Zao entered the US on a piece visa in September 2024.
“Her dad was both a provincial or a federal minister of training. So he’s, like, straight up Communist Occasion,” Choi stated.
“Underneath federal laws, International Service Officers are required to report shut and persevering with contact with international nationals from adversarial nations, together with China,” the O’Keefe Media Group reported.
Choi admitted he didn’t report her: “I used to be purported to, no matter, type of report what I knew about her, however I all the time thought that was sort of unfair.”
WATCH:
“I Defied My Authorities for Love”: US State Division International Service Officer Dated Senior CCP Chief’s Daughter, Admits “She May Have Been A Spy,” Refused to Report Her
“Her dad was both a provincial or a federal minister of training. So he’s, like, straight up Communist… pic.twitter.com/7Pv1XcZ2x0
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 6, 2025
The State Division beforehand stated the incident was underneath investigation.
The U.S. State Division has issued a press release to OMG following our investigation into CCP-linked affect and alleged misconduct by a U.S. official.
In accordance with a Senior State Division Official, “The incident is underneath investigation. The Division has zero tolerance for… pic.twitter.com/AQ1UtpuCaZ
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) August 7, 2025
Daniel Choi has been fired.
BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio – with President Trump’s approval – FIRES International Service Officer Caught Concealing a Secret Relationship with a CCP Affiliate.
The State Division confirms this marks the primary time in historical past such a dismissal has occurred – a direct… https://t.co/MP59CraYxm pic.twitter.com/d6MplW1Bai
— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 8, 2025
