U.S. journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.
TL;DR
- An American journalist pleaded guilty in a U.S. court.
- The journalist has lived in China since 2010.
- The journalist worked for several Chinese state media organizations.
- The charge was acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.
- The Justice Department announced the plea.