India, May 12 -- Eileen Wang, the Mayor of Arcadia in Los Angeles County, California, has resigned after she admitted to running a propaganda news website under the instruction of the People's Republic of China. Wang was named in the charges in court documents unsealed on Monday at a California court.

According to the New York Post, Eileen Wang admitted to acting as an illegal foreign agent at the behest of China in a plea deal before the court. She was elected mayor of the Arcadia City Council in 2022.

According to the court documents, Eileen Wang allegedly ran a news website for Chinese Americans, called "US News Center." Though claiming to be a source of news, the website allegedly spread fake news to boost Chinese propaganda. The we...