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Arcadia Mayor to plead guilty as foreign agent for China, resigns

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Arcadia Mayor to plead guilty as foreign agent for China, resigns
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Arcadia, California, Mayor Eileen Wang will plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government and has resigned. Federal prosecutors say Wang and Yaoning 'Mike' Sun ran the pro-PRC news site U.S. News Center to promote Beijing's interests from 2020 to 2022, without notifying the U.S. government; Sun is already serving a four-year sentence, and Wang faces up to 10 years in federal prison. The charges concern conduct that ceased after she took office in December 2022, and city officials said no city finances or staff were involved.

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  1. Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government  CNN
  2. Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China  The Guardian
  3. Arcadia mayor charged with acting as agent of Chinese government  NBC Los Angeles
  4. US: LA area mayor to plead guilty to acting as Chinese agent  DW.com
  5. California ex-mayor admits acting as agent of China, US authorities say  Al Jazeera

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