{"id":20317,"date":"2026-05-12T07:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/california-mayor-charged-with-acting-as-chinese-agent\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:24:23","slug":"california-mayor-charged-with-acting-as-chinese-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/california-mayor-charged-with-acting-as-chinese-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"California mayor charged with acting as Chinese agent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES, May 12 — A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said yesterday.<\/p>\n

Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, a city just north of Los Angeles with a population of about 50,000, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony charge, the department said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Wang resigned from her post as mayor on Monday, according to the Arcadia City Council’s website.<\/p>\n

Acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government carries a maximum term of 10 years in prison in the United States.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department said Wang and an accomplice, Yaoning Sun, promoted pro-Chinese propaganda through a website they operated called US News Center serving the local Chinese American community.<\/p>\n

“Wang and Sun received and executed directives from (Chinese) government officials to post (pro-Chinese) content on the website,” it said.<\/p>\n

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Sun pleaded guilty in 2025 to acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government and is serving a four-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Beijing this week and meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. — AFP<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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LOS ANGELES, May 12 — A woman who served as mayor of a California city has been charged with acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice said yesterday. Eileen Wang, 58, the mayor of Arcadia, a city just north of Los Angeles with a population of about 50,000, has…<\/p>\n

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