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Manhattan's Chinatown
Coverage of Manhattan's Chinatown in the Nexus archive.
- In a California Chinese enclave, a mayor’s guilty plea stokes fears of Beijing’s influence
Eileen Wang, a former Arcadia mayor in California, pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government by sharing pro-Beijing content. The case has raised concerns in Arcadia's large Chinese and Taiwanese community about potential unfair scrutiny and anti-Asian sentiment.
- New York man found guilty of acting as an unregistered agent of China
Lu Jianwang, a 64-year-old New York man, was found guilty of acting as an unregistered agent of China for operating a 'secret police station' in Manhattan's Chinatown and helping China locate a pro-democracy activist. He was accused of working on behalf of Beijing without alerting the US attorney general. The incident occurred in 2022.