US Mayor Who Posted "No Genocide in Xinjiang" Admits to Being Chinese Government Agent

Advocated Chinese Interests Without Reporting to U.S. Authorities
Resigned as Mayor After Pleading Guilty

The mayor of a city in California, USA, has admitted to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government and has agreed to resign. He is accused of posting pro-China content under the direction of Chinese officials without reporting this to the U.S. government.

Eileen Wang, former mayor of Arcadia, California, USA. Official website of Arcadia

According to Bloomberg and the Associated Press on May 11 (local time), Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, admitted to acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government in the United States. Following her guilty plea, Mayor Wang stepped down from her position.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, from late 2020 to 2022, Mayor Wang is accused of representing the interests of Chinese government officials together with Ning Mike Sun. They ran a website called "U.S. News Center," targeting the Chinese American community and posting content favorable to the Chinese government.

Investigators believe that Mayor Wang posted articles received from Chinese officials on the site via the WeChat mobile messenger. In June 2021, she shared a post written by the Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles, which refuted allegations of oppression of the Uyghur population in China's Xinjiang region.

The article included claims by the Chinese side that there was no genocide or forced labor in Xinjiang. The Department of Justice also provided evidence that Mayor Wang captured and sent the number of views of the post to Chinese officials. When the Chinese official responded, "Excellent," Mayor Wang reportedly replied, "Thank you, leader."

Federal authorities stated that the charges Mayor Wang has agreed to admit constitute a felony and could result in a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Sun, who worked with Mayor Wang, pleaded guilty to the same charges in October last year and is currently serving a four-year sentence. He was also registered as the treasurer for Mayor Wang's 2022 election campaign.

Arcadia is a suburban city northeast of downtown Los Angeles with a high proportion of Chinese residents. Mayor Wang was elected as an Arcadia city council member in 2022, and in this city, council members take turns serving as mayor.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stated, "Those who seek to exert influence on America's democratic system on behalf of foreign governments will be identified and held accountable under the law."

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