"Eileen Wang, who was elected to the City Council in November 2022, entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors over charges that she acted under the control of the People's Republic of China to promote propaganda in the U.S. between 2020 and 2022, according to the unsealed court filing."
"From late 2020 through at least 2022, Wang worked with Yaoning “Mike” Sun, who was her fiance at the time, to run a website called U.S. News Center that branded itself as a news source for Chinese Americans, according to the agreement. Both Wang and Sun “executed directives” from Chinese government officials, posting requested articles and reporting back with screenshots showing how many people viewed the stories, according to the unsealed agreement."
"On June 10, 2021, the agreement says, Wang received a message from a government official about “China's Stance on the Xinjiang Issue.” At the time, the Chinese government was carrying out a campaign of incarceration, persecution and “reeducation” of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province."
"“There is no genocide in Xinjiang; there is no such thing as 'forced labor' in any production activity, including cotton production. Spreading such rumor is to defame China, destroy Xinjiang's safety and stability,” read the message from the Chinese government official, according to the plea agreement. Minutes after receiving the link, Wang posted the article on her website and responded to the Chinese government official with a link to the article on her we"
Eileen Wang, elected to Arcadia’s City Council in 2022, reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors over charges that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China. The agreement states that from 2020 to 2022 she worked with Yaoning “Mike” Sun to run a website called U.S. News Center targeting Chinese Americans. Wang and Sun allegedly executed directives from Chinese government officials by posting requested articles and reporting back with screenshots showing story views. The filing describes a June 10, 2021 message about China’s stance on the Xinjiang issue, including claims denying genocide and forced labor. Wang posted the linked article shortly afterward and replied with a link to her website.
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