On the day she was sworn in as mayor, Eileen Wang spoke in soaring terms about her journey from a “small mountain village” in China to America, and specifically to Arcadia, a small city in Southern California. Then her speech took a sharp turn. “As Americans, and especially as elected officials, our loyalty must always be clear,” she said, “to this country, to our constitution, to our residents, and to no one else.” Three months later, in May, federal prosecutors announced that Ms. Wang, 56, had agreed to plead guilty…
The Ex-Mayor of Arcadia, Her Boyfriend and the Chinese Government
