India, May 12 -- Eileen Wang, the former Mayor of Arcadia in Los Angeles County in California has become a major headline after she admitted in a plea deal at a Los Angeles County court on Monday, May 11, that she spread propaganda in the US on behalf of the People's Republic of China.

Wang, who assumed the post of mayor in February this year, has resigned after the plea deal. The charges against Wang have emerged in relation to her ex-fiance, Yaoning 'Mike' Sun who has been convicted of a host of allegations, including spying against Taiwan through the US under instructions from Chinese handlers. Sun pleaded guilty to one count of acting as an illegal foreign agent in October 2025 and was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison.

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