Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China

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Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China

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The Guardian US
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Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice department Eileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly on Monday after the US Department. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China
The Guardian US
The Guardian US
Leaning left
5/12/2026

Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China

Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice department Eileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly on Monday after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced she had been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.

Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government | CNN
CNN
CNN
Strongly left
5/12/2026

Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government

A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday. Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, was charged in April with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of a foreign.