US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China

Strategic competition with Beijing demands clarity on American commitments and economic leverage.

Source: Rutland Herald
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US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
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The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government. Thomas Pauken II was arrested in February after arriving in Washington from China.

According to the affidavit, he met with

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