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Mayor of Californian city resigns over Chinese agent charge

Mayor of Californian city resigns over Chinese agent charge

A mayor of a southern Californian city has resigned after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) charged her with acting as an illegal agent of China. Eileen Wang, 58 - the mayor of Arcadia - agreed to plead guilty to the felony count and Arcadia City Council said she resigned from her post on Monday.

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Mayor of Californian city resigns over Chinese agent charge