California ex-mayor admits acting as agent of China, US authorities say
Summary
Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, admitted to acting as an illegal agent of China from 2020 to 2022 without telling the US government. She ran a website sharing pro-China content and resigned after her plea was announced.Key Facts
- Eileen Wang was the mayor of Arcadia, a suburb near Los Angeles.
- She pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government between late 2020 and 2022.
- Wang did not inform the US government that she worked on behalf of China.
- She operated a website called US News Center that promoted pro-China views to Chinese Americans.
- Wang republished Chinese government essays denying accusations of genocide against Uighurs in Xinjiang.
- She resigned as mayor the same day her guilty plea was announced.
- Wang faces up to 10 years in prison.
- Her lawyers said her actions were part of her personal life and not related to her role as mayor.
- The US Department of Justice and national security officials criticized her actions.
- The case arises amid a planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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