Warning Texas: The CCP Sex Trafficking & Espionage Network Hiding in Plain Sight

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is constantly in the news for finding ways to spy on and subvert America. From Chinese nationals joining the military to spy on it, to purchasing land next to military bases, and more, it never ends. We’ve told you before about Sun Guangxin’s ownership of Texas oil and land near military bases. But the Chinese subversion efforts don’t stop there.

You may have seen in the news lately that law enforcement has begun to shut down dozens of massage parlors across the state of Texas. This isn’t an accident. We’ve discussed before how China has its hooks in Texas oil. It’s time to talk about the Chinese massage parlor problem.

The news will tell you that at least 8 of the massage parlors recently shut down are owned by “Wanli Peng.” The State alleges that they were shut down as part of a human trafficking investigation, with evidence that sexual services were advertised for the spas online and offered to customers. It was also reported that employees were living at the spas, which is against the law. But for the media, the story ends here. As far as Peng goes, they refuse to tell you anything other than his name, because they don’t want to highlight China’s influence in our state. We will do the job they refuse to do.

We’ll start with some background. Wanli Peng claims to be a realtor at Keller Williams Signature in Houston, despite that the Texas Real Estate Commission shows his license is inactive, though it has not reached the expiration date.

He is 69 years old and comes from Hunan Province, China. He claims to have been a “civil servant” in China, which implies that he worked for the CCP. As is often the case with CCP assets who move to America, Peng lived near and worked on a Naval Base before his move to Houston.

He claims to have owned a restaurant called “Rice King,” which was located at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington (which happens to house the Navy’s electronic warfare planes). We know that, while he worked at Rice King, he did not own it, according to this Armed Services Appeals Board record. He did file an LLC for a restaurant at the address, which would later be involuntarily dissolved by the State of Washington.

In 2011, he married Jun Liu, while they were living next to NAS Whidbey Island. Property records show that in 2007, Liu owned property that shared an address with the Naval Commissary. Their connection to the Naval Base doesn’t end there. Their son, Ziwei Peng, after graduating from a nearby high school, went to West Point. This is concerning because admittance to West Point requires a Congressional recommendation, showing that this Chinese national had political access as well as access to a military base.

In 2017, Peng moved to Houston and began acquiring massage parlors. The main question is: Where did he find the money to purchase them? The question is exacerbated by the fact that he was divorced from Liu in 2019 and filed for bankruptcy in 2020. His bankruptcy filing shows that he was making next to no money at the time and had almost nothing to his name. Peng acquired a massage therapist license for himself, making around $800/month according to his bankruptcy filing. A massage therapist license in Texas requires extensive training. We could not substantiate that he has received such training. As of this month, TDLR has revoked all therapist and establishment licenses from Peng and permanently barred him from ever attaining one.

The red flags don’t stop there. While we aren’t making any accusations here, we would strongly encourage law enforcement to pursue further investigation into Mr. Peng. He is a 69-year-old man, yet he follows a disturbing number of underage girls on his Instagram (and even one is too far). This fact is made even more concerning considering we know for a fact that he owns massage parlors that have been shut down by the State for alleged illicit sexual activity and human trafficking.

Now, for the concerning connections to the CCP (aside from the fact that he claims to have been a civil servant). Chinese-language media, as well as Peng’s TikTok account, confirm that he attended a high-class gala for the Chinese American Construction Professionals of Texas in 2024. The event included speakers like a communist activist and Texas House Democrat Caucus Chair Gene Wu.

Their national organization has hosted Chinese deputy consulate general Li Chunlin, who is reported by the Washington Post as having been present at violent outbreaks against anti-CCP activists during Xi Jinping’s visit to California last year.

At the CACP Gala, Peng took pictures with Victoria Jiao, wife of Fulshear City Councilman Patrick Powers. Both Jiao and Powers were donors for the 2024 Chinese Civic Center fundraiser, which is reported to be a United Front Work Department organization for the CCP and serving as the de facto CCP consulate in Houston since 2020. Jiao also serves as the VP for the Texas Northeast China Association, which is listed as a co-organizer and “diamond sponsor” for the CCC gala.

Direct proof of CCP funding would require a level of access that only law enforcement would have access to. But what we do know is that a bankrupt and divorced Chinese immigrant is hob-nobbing with CCP-connected officials, spending money that can’t be explained, and running a network of what law enforcement alleges to be illicit sex trafficking parlors across our state. We may have restricted Chinese land ownership, but that isn’t stopping them from harming our state.

The following article was originally titled “The CCP Massage/Sex Parlor Network” and was first published by Bo French, Chairman of the Tarrant County GOP in Texas.

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