Yan Xiong was disqualified from the 2026 Democratic primary for New York’s 6th district.
Xiong is a human rights activist who served as a U.S. Army chaplain in Iraq and was involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Xiong studied at Peking University Law School from 1986 to 1989 and was involved in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Xiong came to the United States as a political refugee in 1992. Xiong earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, master’s degrees from Covenant Theological Seminary and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary. Xiong served as a U.S. Army chaplain in Iraq, ran for Congress in New York’s 10th district in 2022, and was disqualified in the 2026 primary for New York’s 6th district.Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
MOST RATEDYan Xiong praised the conviction of a Chinese agent and urged the Trump administration to guard against Chinese government operations in the United States.
MOST RATEDYan Xiong praised the conviction of a Chinese agent and urged the Trump administration to guard against Chinese government operations in the United States.
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