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Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents
- Shujun Wang, a Chinese American scholar, was convicted of U.S. charges for using his pro-democracy activist status to report on dissidents to the Chinese government.
- A federal jury in New York found Wang guilty of conspiring to act as a foreign agent without informing the attorney general.
- Prosecutors revealed that Wang collected information on democracy advocates at the request of China's Ministry of State Security, including emails about events commemorating the Tiananmen Square protests.
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A US pro-democracy activist has been found guilty of informing for Beijing. What are the lessons for Australia?
As the US convicts a prominent Chinese-American scholar of spying on dissidents for Beijing, experts say Australia is facing a similar risk but should avoid "witch-hunts" in counter foreign interference efforts.
·Australia
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Chinese American Posing as Pro-Democracy Activist Is Convicted of Spying for China
A prominent Chinese American scholar based in New York was convicted Aug. 6 on charges he lived a double life as a spy for communist China for over a decade. Wang Shujun, a 75-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, established himself as a critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and co-founded a pro-democracy organization in New York. However, behind the facade was a man who spied on pro-democracy activists and shared his findings with four offi…
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left20Leaning Right8Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
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50% Left
L 50%
C 30%
R 20%
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