Tag: Wang, Eileen (1969- )

The Ex-Mayor of Arcadia, Her Boyfriend and the Chinese Government

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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…

Spotlight on China Adds to Some Chinese Americans’ Fears

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For Chinese Americans, the news this week might have seemed disorienting. There was the largely make-nice tone of the summit in Beijing between President Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, which ended on Friday. But in the days leading up to the summit, two criminal cases in the United States reflected how the countries’ competitive and often tense geopolitical relationship has made life more difficult for many people of Chinese origin living in the United States. On Monday, federal prosecutors announced that Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, a…