Chinese spies have infiltrated American society alarmingly. Americans must do more to combat this obvious threat.The Department of Justice announced the indictment on May 11 of Eileen Wang, a Democrat and mayor of Arcadia, California, for “acting as an illegal agent” for the Chinese Communist Party. Wang has agreed to plead guilty. Arcadia has a population of 55,000. Wang was elected in 2022 to the city council from which the mayor is chosen on a rotating basis.
China is patiently but unrelentingly playing a long game and targeting a wide range of institutions, big and small, private and public.
The House Select Committee on China recently announced that one of its staff members was offered $10,000 to give Beijing inside information about the committee’s work. The staffer declined the bribe and reported the incident to the FBI.
As Nikki Haley, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, pointed out: “If the Chinese Communist Party is this brazen with congressional staff, imagine what’s happening in boardrooms, universities, and defense contractors. This is everywhere,” she warned. She’s right.
Recent years have seen local and state officials in California, New York, and elsewhere charged with working for the Chinese government. Former and current members of the U.S. military, including pilots, have also been indicted for providing secrets and training to the Chinese Communist Party, America’s chief adversary.
