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California Realtor Charged with Acting as Unregistered Chinese Agent
Original: California Realtor Charged with Unregistered Work for China Targeting Taiwanese Official's Son
A California real estate agent has been federally charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent for China, in a case prosecutors say involved targeting the son of a Taiwanese official. The charges fall under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and the case is drawing attention amid ongoing US-China tensions and concerns about Chinese influence operations on American soil.
Why now: The case touches on sensitive US-China relations and alleged espionage-adjacent activity, making it a trending topic.
California realtorChinaTaiwanUS Department of Justice
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