California mayor Eileen Wang charged with acting as Chinese agent

Published May 11, 2026 7:22pm ET | Updated May 12, 2026 6:38am ET



The mayor of Arcadia, California, was charged with acting as an illegal agent for China after allegedly helping promote Beijing-backed propaganda in the United States. 

Eileen Wang, 58, elected to the Arcadia City Council in November 2022, was charged with one count of acting in the U.S. as an illegal agent of a foreign government, according to the Department of Justice.

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