US journalist pleads guilty to working as agent for China
An American journalist has admitted to working as an agent for China, illegally gathering US state security information for the rival power. The journalist, identified as Thomas Weir Pauken II, pleaded guilty on Thursday before a US court to conspiring to obtain sensitive information from the US gov...
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