U.S. prosecutors have arrested Mike Sun, a Chinese national, for allegedly acting as an illegal foreign agent to influence local California politics by aiding a City Council candidate's election.
Federal officials are concerned about the Chinese government’s strategy of targeting local elections, which they view as crucial for promoting pro-Beijing agendas through the election of sympathetic officials.
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