By Since Kamala Harris made him her running mate, Tim Walz has come under the microscope for abandoning his fellow soldiers on the cusp of deployment and his strange affection for China.
Now, it appears those two issues have come together and the governor of Minnesota has been accused of passing on material from the National Guard to communist China, according to a new report.
Alpha News has learned from a former National Guard colleague of Walz that, during that time, a classified document allegedly went missing—the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual detailing the howitzer’s nuclear capabilities.
The retired Nebraska National Guard soldier, who worked with Walz for three years, recounted the disappearance in a phone interview with Alpha News. Fearing retaliation, he wishes to remain anonymous but is willing to cooperate with the FBI.
According to the retired soldier, Walz had just returned from another trip to China around the time when the manual went missing. He alleges Walz was one of the few with access to the building where the top-secret manual was stored and was “often the only one there.” The former battalion member said he believes Walz stole the nuclear SOP manual and later returned it.
Alpha News asked why the missing manual was never reported. The former battalion member explained there was frustration at the time within the unit over Walz “double-dipping,” as he was holding a full-time teaching job while also being expected to serve full time with the unit. He claims that Walz frequently neglected key duties, such as recruitment and payroll, which allegedly raised concerns to the point that a superior had to investigate. The former soldier stated that the unit was more focused on those issues, and when the manual eventually reappeared, it went unreported. In hindsight, the soldier believes he should have reported it when it first went missing but feared repercussions for not addressing it sooner.
In 1995, transferring classified information required in-person exchanges due to the limitations of technology at the time. Around the same period, Tim Walz, a National Guardsman, was involved in a strange incident where he was pulled over in Nebraska for speeding at 96 mph in a 55-mph zone. The arresting officer noted a strong odor of alcohol, and Walz failed sobriety tests. Despite having no history of alcohol abuse, Walz claimed he believed someone was chasing him, leaving questions about the incident unanswered.
At the same time, China was developing its PLZ-05 howitzer, which bore a striking resemblance to the U.S. M109A5 howitzer, the artillery piece used by Walz’s unit. By 1996, Walz had relocated to Mankato, Minnesota, where he joined another artillery unit that also transitioned to the upgraded howitzer. The similarities between the two tanks, especially in barrel design and digital fire control, raised concerns about the potential for leaked military information.
Alpha News contacted the Nebraska and Minnesota National Guard to inquire about missing classified documents, Walz’s trips to China, and whether he was ever under investigation, but did not hear back.
The Minnesota governor has had a strange fascination with communist China for decades, visiting the country several times and going so far as to get married on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.
During a discussion of Chinese communism in the 1990s, Walz claimed that communism meant “that everyone is the same and everyone shares. “The doctor and the construction worker make the same. The Chinese government and the place they work for provide housing and 14 kg or about 30 pounds of rice per month. They get food and housing.”
The Conversation noted that conservatives have labeled Walz “a Manchurian candidate and called him ‘Totalitarian Tim.’ The National Review asserted that Walz had engaged with ‘senior Chinese leaders’ as governor. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer has even launched a probe into Walz over his China ties.”
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