US journalist pleads guilty to working as agent for China
A US journalist who had been living and working in China for over a decade has pleaded guilty in a US court to working as an illegal agent for the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Thomas Weir Pauken II, 50, “admitted to being part of a conspiracy to obtain sensitive information from the US government” for China, US Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A Eisenberg said.
Court filings show that Pauken had been living in China since 2010 and had worked for several media organisations there, including China Central Television and Xinhua News.
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