California ex-mayor pleads guilty to acting as agent of China

Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China from late 2020 to 2022. She promoted pro-Beijing propaganda through a website called US News Center without notifying the US government. Wang’s co-defendant, Yaoning Sun, was sentenced to four years in prison for similar charges. Wang, who resigned as mayor, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, while her attorneys emphasize her actions relate to her personal life, not her official duties.

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