New York man accused of spying on Chinese dissidents, DOJ says

WASHINGTON — A New York man was charged on Wednesday with operating as an illegal agent of the Chinese government in the United States, accusing him of spying on Chinese pro-Democracy activists and dissidents, the Justice Department said. The DOJ alleges that Yuanjun Tang, 67, acted as a Chinese agent between 2018 and 2023 at the direction of China's Ministry of State Security, its principal intelligence agency. Tang gave to MSS intelligence officers information about individuals and groups viewed...