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The department highlighted that Choi not only admitted to hiding the relationship but also clearly understood the dangerous nature of his partner’s family background, explicitly identifying her father as a high-ranking member of the CCP. The decision to remove him from his post was framed as a necessary action to maintain the integrity of U. S. foreign policy. “The officer was required to report this contact to Department security officials, but said, ‘I defied my government for love,’” the statement read. “Accordingly, the Secretary recommended that the officer be separated for failing to faithfully implement the President’s foreign policy.”
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