Chino Hills, California, resident Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 64, was arrested on Thursday and charged with acting as an illegal agent of Beijing while influencing local elections.
“The conduct alleged in this complaint is deeply concerning – the defendant is charged with acting on behalf of the People’s Republic of China to influence our political system. We cannot permit hostile foreign powers to meddle in the governance of our country,” said U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Martin Estrada.
The criminal complaint against Sun, filed on Tuesday and unsealed on Thursday, said he was working as an “illegal agent for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) while serving as the campaign manager for a political candidate who was elected in 2022 to the city council of a California city.”
Sun allegedly conspired with another defendant named Chen Jun to get the unnamed candidate elected. Chen was Sun’s contact with the PRC government, which was interested in developing more “influence” over American politicians, “particularly on the issue of Taiwan.”
Sun’s candidate won their election in November 2022, after which Chen tasked Sun with writing a report on the election for review by Chinese Communist officials. The PRC was reportedly grateful for Sun’s illuminating efforts. […]
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