Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government
Wang admitted posting China-backed content through a website and reporting its reach, and prosecutors say the posts were directed by government officials.
- On Monday, Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of acting as an illegal foreign agent, admitting to promoting Chinese propaganda.
- From 2020 through 2022, Wang and her former fiancé, Yaoning 'Mike' Sun, operated 'U.S. News Center' to disseminate pro-PRC messaging at the direction of Chinese officials.
- Prosecutors allege Wang edited articles at the request of officials and shared engagement metrics, including one post regarding Xinjiang that reached 15,128 views.
- Wang resigned from the Arcadia City Council on Monday and faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison for the felony charge.
- This case intensifies scrutiny of foreign influence in local politics, as Sun is already serving a four-year federal prison sentence for similar charges.
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California City Mayor Pleads Guilty To Acting As Chinese Propaganda Agent
In the plea agreement, Wang admitted to promoting propaganda favourable to China "at the direction and control" of Chinese government officials from late 2020 through 2022, when she was elected to a four-year term on the Arcadia city council.
The mayor of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, admitted that she acted as an agent of China and spread false propaganda.
A plot straight out of Hollywood – not far from Hollywood: In the small town of Arcadia, Mayor Eileen Wang is alleged to have worked for the Chinese secret service. US authorities are alarmed.
Was Eileen Wang's Fiancé Mike Sun a Convicted Chinese Agent? What the Federal Case Says
Before federal prosecutors accused Eileen Wang of acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, her relationship with Yaoning 'Mike' Sun was already closely tied to her political rise in Southern California. Court records, public statements, and federal filings show the pair were not only romantically involved but also worked together on Wang's political campaign and the now-controversial website US News Centre According to prosecuto…
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