A California Public School is Actually in China
How much of California is being run out of China anyway?
April 20, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield Leave a Comment
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As bad as you think the level of Chicom influence in California is, it’s actually worse.
Fiona Ma, California’s state treasurer and a candidate for lieutenant governor, has ties to a private Chinese boarding school at the center of a scathing California county audit, according to a post that was on the school’s website.
Ma told students during a 2023 visit to the school that she could help provide internships and job opportunities in California, the post said.
Pegasus California School, based in Qingdao, China, was the subject of an audit issued last month by education officials in California’s Riverside County. The report found a Southern California district improperly issued diplomas to the school’s students and identified potential fraud and other illegal practices. Reporting by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network shows she visited the school, met with Chinese officials, and was featured in its marketing. The school’s founder also donated to Ma’s campaigns.
The California Department of Education sent a cease-and-desist letter to Pegasus last month demanding that it stop claiming it was founded with the agency’s support. “You are on notice that the California Department of Education is not connected to, does not approve and does not endorse Pegasus California School,” the letter said.
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