# California Democratic gubernatorial nominee Xavier Becerra returns massive donation after Daily Mail investigation exposes how donor’s dad has deep CCP ties

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-democratic-gubernatorial-nominee-xavier-becerra-returns-massive-donation-after-daily-mail-investigation-exposes-how-donors-dad-has-deep-ccp-ties/
- Published: 2026-10-30T21:51:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T22:12:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249679/California-gubernatorial-nominee-Xavier-Becerra-returns-massive-donation-CCP-ties.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Business, Companies, Geopolitics, Politics, World

## Key points

- Becerra returned Alex Xu’s $20,000 campaign donation.
- The refund followed scrutiny of the donor’s family ties.
- Xu’s father is a trustee and donor to Westlake University.

## Summary

California Democratic gubernatorial nominee Xavier Becerra has returned a $20,000 campaign donation from Alex Xu, the CEO of Lotusland Investment Holdings. The refund followed an investigation highlighting the donor’s father, Chinese developer Yiming Xu, and his links to Westlake University, described in the article as backed by the Chinese Communist Party.

Alex Xu and his father are developing the 23,000-acre Guenoc Valley project in California. In 2021, Becerra, then the state’s attorney general, intervened in environmental litigation over the project, citing wildfire risks; the intervention reportedly delayed its progress. Becerra’s campaign said it had no record of Alex Xu attending a fundraising event and had refunded the donation.

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