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Ex-California Mayor Admits to Acting as Chinese Agent

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Former Arcadia, California mayor Eileen Wang has pleaded guilty to acting as an unregistered agent for the Chinese government. Between late 2020 and 2022, Wang shared articles favorable to Beijing without notifying the US government. She faces up to 10 years in prison for her actions, which occurred before she officially took office as mayor. AI

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Ex-California Mayor Admits to Acting as Chinese Agent

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

    Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent

    A former Southern California mayor pleaded guilty on Friday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government. Eileen Wang, who stepped down as the mayor of Arcadia earlier this month, was charged in April with one count of acting in the US as an illegal agent of a foreign …

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