How Chinese Spies and Influencers Threaten U.S. Policy and Government

The FBI has thousands of open Chinese intelligence investigations spanning every one of its 56 domestic field offices.

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A former aide to Governor Hochul, Linda Sun, leaves Brooklyn Federal Court after her arraignment, September 3, 2024. AP/Corey Sipkin

For more than a decade, Linda Sun served in sensitive positions in New York State government, including deputy chief of staff for Governor Hochul and an aide in the administration of Ms. Hochul’s predecessor, Governor Cuomo. For at least some of that time, Ms. Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are alleged to have acted as undisclosed — and well-compensated — agents for the People’s Republic of China. 

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