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California mayor pleads guilty to spying for China

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Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. She resigned from her city position following charges that she acted on behalf of Chinese officials, including sharing favorable articles without proper notification to U.S. authorities. Wang and a colleague, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, operated a news website to promote pro-PRC content, and Sun has already pleaded guilty to the same charge. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Southern California mayor will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government

    A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said on Monday. Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was charged in April with one count of acting in the United State…

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jaimie Ding, The Associated Press ·

    Mayor of a city about 13 miles from Los Angeles pleads guilty to spying for China

    The city of Arcadia has a population of about 53,000, is majority Asian and has a high concentration of Chinese residents.

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