California mayor resigns after pleading guilty to acting as Chinese agent

The Mayor of the Californian City of Arcadia, Eileen Wang, has resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of China, a Reuters report said, citing the US Department of Justice. The 58-year-old politician is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Los Angeles in the near future.

As per the federal prosecutors, Wang, along with her then fianc, Yaoning 'Mike' Sun, have been charged with promoting pro-China propaganda on behalf of the Chinese government in the United States.

"Individuals in our country who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democracy," said First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California.