Senator Risa Hontiveros showcased a photo in the Al Jazeera documentary "She Zhi Jiang" of a man who claims to be a Chinese spy with former President Rodrigo Duterte's ex-advisor Michael Yang.
While the Senate continues to investigate illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in hubs like Banban, Tarlac, and others, Hontiveros stated that this photo was provided by a key informant from her team.
This further confirms what we already know: Michael Yang is a key figure in Chinese intelligence operations. Michael Yang was involved in Pharmally's business, and if reports are true, he was also involved in drug operations," Hontiveros said in her opening statement.
"Michael Yang was the former president's economic advisor. We have been used and betrayed," she added.
Duterte previously insisted in a House panel meeting that Yang had nothing to do with illegal drug trade.
She Zhi Jiang
Hontiveros also revealed some contact information about her in the Philippines.
Hontiveros stated that her team's research shows that the 2014 court ruling on She was about his unauthorized involvement in establishing private lottery platforms like "Xin Ya, Wanda, Di Yuan, and Tang Clubs" in the Philippines. ".
Hontiveros cited information provided by sources that Chinese citizens with outstanding arrest warrants in China will find it difficult to move around.
"You can't get a new passport, you can't go to China. Unless you reach a settlement with a high-level official. Whatever the agreement, it's because they treat it as an intelligence asset. Well, She Zhi Jiang, he was recruited." As an intelligence asset working for the Chinese Communist Party," Hontiveros said.
Despite legal obstacles, Hontiveros emphasized that she not only continues to operate in the Philippines but also uses five different names in Myanmar and Cambodia.
"In 2017, despite the 2014 case involving activities in the Philippines, and she was completely unaware that he was engaged in espionage here, the Bureau of Immigration still gave her a 9G visa," Hontiveros said.
"He continues to operate with the Chinese Communist Party. I want to point out that her record in the Philippines was done through CEZA," she added, referring to the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority.
False Information
In addition to gambling operations, Hontiveros also cited some information that she said "confirms some of my previous theories that scam cities are used for disinformation activities to influence public opinion."
"Not only gambling, scams, and human trafficking are the main reasons for these events, but also fake news. If the attacks on me and my colleagues are actually the skills of Senator Sherwin as an online gambling company, I am not surprised," she said.
The propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party is "right under our noses," Hontiveros introduced at the hearing about a spa near Pasay Newport City, which allegedly has ties to her, that spa has a QR code that can make video calls to serve China.
"The Yitongyatai Spa once had connections with She Zhi Jiang, but we don't know if he still holds a controlling stake. Our informant passed by there a few weeks ago and took a picture of the QR code provided for free in this buffet area," Hontiveros said.
"This is the QR code of the next clinic. A Telegram group called 'Hongsheng'—sounds familiar—provides support for overseas bosses. But now there's nothing that surprises me anymore," she added.
