{"id":144,"date":"2026-05-28T08:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=144"},"modified":"2026-05-28T08:08:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:08:48","slug":"chinese-immigration-and-chinese-spying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=144","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Immigration and Chinese Spying"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a story that reported Arcadia, CA mayor Eileen Wang (born\u00a0in China\u2019s Sichuan province) admitted acting as a foreign agent for China:<\/p>

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Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang admits acting as foreign agent for China in plea deal https:\/\/t.co\/MfIfz7I4AZ pic.twitter.com\/M9XTs8NYz5<\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) May 11, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A man calling himself @AGHamilton29 on Twitter\u00a0wrote:<\/p>\n

A senior aide to NY Governors, Linda Sun, is also on trial right now for acting as an agent of the CCP. I think people will be shocked once they realize just how many people in America China has on their payroll.[End]<\/p>\n

He went on to add:<\/p>\n

In case anyone thinks these are isolated incidents instead of part of a covert campaign by China to spy on and influence Americans, here are some other examples from the last few years:<\/p>\n

In 2025, a top Department of State employee with high-level security clearance was sentenced to four years in prison for passing national defense information to PRC agents in exchange for $10,000 in cash.<\/p>\n

In 2024, a former CIA officer was sentenced to ten years in prison for providing PRC agents with a large volume of national defense information for $50,000 in cash.<\/p>\n

In 2026, a U.S. Navy [petty] officer was sentenced to 200 months in prison for espionage after selling secrets about naval capabilities to the PRC in exchange for $12,000.<\/p>\n

In April 2025, a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to 84 months in prison for providing the PRC with sensitive data on U.S. Army capabilities for $42,000.<\/p>\n

In October 2025, a former U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to four years in prison for selling national defense information to PRC agents.<\/p>\n

In 2025, an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant was arrested for selling classified hard drives to individuals in China for at least $15,000.<\/p>\n

My comment:<\/p>\n

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It would be worth asking how many of these were (a) ethnically Chinese and (b) natives of the PRC. Linda Sun (Chinese: \u5b59\u96ef; pinyin: S\u016bn W\u00e9n; born 1983 in Nanjing) is both. https:\/\/t.co\/YOHt0AabY9 pic.twitter.com\/NRXIjYw9bg<\/p>\n

\u2014 James Fulford (@JMF1958) May 12, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because obviously, Chinese spying in the U.S. is a function of mass immigration from the People\u2019s Republic of China. Linda Sun, above, was deputy chief of staff\u00a0to the Governor of New York State, and is now\u00a0with acting as an undisclosed foreign agent for China.<\/p>\n

So in those six cases above:<\/p>\n

1. In 2025, a top Department of State employee is Michael Charles Schena, a white guy. (Schena is an Italian name.)<\/p>\n

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Sep 4: Michael Charles Schena, a \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Department of State employee, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information to individuals he believed to be working for the \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 government.<\/p>\n

Beginning in April 2022, Michael Charles\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/szxWKb3A9m<\/p>\n

\u2014 Byron Wan (@Byron_Wan) September 5, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. The former CIA officer sentenced in 2024 was Alexander Yuk Ching Ma (Chinese: \u99ac\u7389\u6e05; born 1952 in British Hong Kong, now part of the Peoples Republic of China) and a \u201cblood relative\u201d\u2014presumably also Chinese.<\/p>\n

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3. The U.S. Navy officer sentenced in 2026 to 200 months in prison for espionage is Chinese.<\/p>\n

Justice.gov\u00a0reports<\/p>\n

On January 12, 2026, former U.S. Navy Machinists Mate (a Petty Officer) Jinchao \u201cPatrick\u201d Wei was sentenced to 200 months (over 16 years) in federal prison for espionage, having sold sensitive technical and operating manuals regarding USS Essex naval capabilities to a Chinese intelligence officer for over $12,000. The 25-year-old naturalized citizen was convicted in August 2025.<\/p>\n

The PRC paid for \u201ca trip for Wei and his mother to travel to China.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNaturalized citizen\u201d means immigrant from China\u2014where presumably his mother was also born.<\/p>\n

Also arrested at the same time: Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, sentenced to 27 months, according to a Justice.gov report, which makes no mention of his citizenship, but describes him as \u201cPetty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, aka Thomas Zhao, of Monterey Park, California\u201d and says<\/p>\n

\u201cThe intelligence services of the People\u2019s Republic of China actively target clearance holders across the military, seeking to entice them with money to provide sensitive government information,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen. \u201cWhen contacted by his co-conspirator, rather than reporting it to the Navy, the defendant chose greed over protecting the national security of the United States. He is now being held accountable for his crimes. To others tempted to put personal profit ahead of patriotic duty, know that we are committed to identifying you and bringing you to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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