Xi Van Fleet escaped from Mao’s Revolution in China – and now she’s warning of elites enabling the CCP while funding chaos, crime, and communism in the United States.
Drawing on historical research, Xi (pronounced “She”) traces CCP support from Soviet backing to US economic and political engagement that helped transform China into the world’s second largest economy. Heather Mac Donald, author of The War On Cops, reveals how support from wealthy Americans is increasing China’s global power – and making its government an even greater threat to American independence.
Xi Van Fleet is a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and author of “Made In America: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Enabled Communist China and Created Our Greatest Threat.” Born in China, she was sent to work in the countryside at age 16 during the Cultural Revolution. After Mao’s death, she studied English in college and moved to the United States in 1986. She regularly appears on national media warning about parallels between communist China and modern America. Follow at https://x.com/XVanFleet
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Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She is a New York Times bestselling author of The War on Cops and When Race Trumps Merit. Her work focuses on crime, policing, race, and urban policy. In 2025, she received The New Criterion’s Edmund Burke Award. Follow at https://x.com/HMDatMI
