In a move that sounds like it came straight out of a Cold War thriller, it turns out the Biden administration quietly ordered a ban on U.S. government personnel engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens. The policy, spearheaded by Biden’s U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, was quietly enacted back in January — just days before President Trump returned to office and began draining the swamp, again.

According to a report by the Associated Press, four insiders confirmed that the directive applies to U.S. employees stationed at all American installations in China — including embassies and consulates in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and even the increasingly lawless Hong Kong. But the kicker? This policy was labeled “confidential,” and delivered in hushed tones, both verbally and electronically, behind closed doors. No public announcement. No transparency. Just a last-ditch scramble from a Democrat administration that finally admitted — too little, too late — that China is not our friend.

The policy reportedly expands prior rules which had only barred U.S. personnel from relationships with Chinese staffers such as security guards or embassy support staff. Burns — in what can only be described as a panicked political pivot — broadened the scope to include all romantic entanglements with Chinese nationals.

Why the sudden concern? Simple. Congress was breathing down the ambassador’s neck, demanding stricter safeguards after years of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) espionage exploiting exactly these types of relationships. Apparently, even the Biden State Department couldn’t keep ignoring the red flags.

Let’s not forget Christine Fang, also known as “Fang Fang,” the notorious Chinese operative who infiltrated American politics by cozying up to Democrat politicians. Her most infamous mark? None other than Congressman Eric Swalwell, a sitting member of the House Intelligence Committee, who not only refused to answer questions but somehow kept his security clearance. Let that sink in: a man allegedly compromised by a CCP spy still had access to classified information. Meanwhile, the Biden administration was lecturing us on “national security.”

Fang Fang didn’t stop at Swalwell. She allegedly bedded at least two Midwestern mayors during her “diplomatic” mission, one of whom was reportedly caught in a compromising position with her in a vehicle under FBI surveillance. If that’s not the definition of national security negligence, what is?

The romantic ban, as vague as it is sweeping, still leaves unanswered questions. What defines a “romantic or sexual relationship”? Who enforces the policy? What are the consequences? And what about existing relationships — are those government employees now suspect, or can they apply for some bureaucratic “hall pass”? These are the kind of half-baked, legally murky policies that only emerge when a collapsing administration realizes it’s been asleep at the wheel.

Burns’ rule was reportedly enacted just days before Trump’s return — a desperate Hail Mary from a regime that spent the last three years appeasing Beijing. After shipping our energy, pharmaceuticals, and even our data overseas, now they want to act tough? Too little. Too late. The CCP already spent the Biden years embedding itself deep into American institutions — culturally, economically, and politically.

Trump, by contrast, isn’t tiptoeing around the issue. His administration is unapologetically confronting China on trade, espionage, and infiltration. This policy, while flawed and belated, is an accidental admission by Democrats of everything the MAGA movement has been shouting for years: China is the greatest foreign threat to American sovereignty, and weak leadership in Washington has let them in through the front door — sometimes literally into our bedrooms.

It’s time to put America First — unapologetically, unflinchingly, and without delay. The Democrats’ soft stance on China has endangered our national security for too long. President Trump is cleaning house, and that includes pulling the plug on the cozy D.C.-Beijing romance.