Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesWhen Elsa Johnson left her Minnesota home for Stanford University two years ago, the teenager figured she would be approached by campus clubs or student social organizations, not the Chinese Communist...

Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch TimesWhen Elsa Johnson left her Minnesota home for Stanford University two years ago, the teenager figured she’d be approached by campus clubs or student social organizations, not the Chinese Communist Party...