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American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China
An American journalist and political commentator who has lived in China for more than a decade is facing a criminal charge in the U. S. of acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Thomas Pauken II allegedly prepared confidential reports that his Chinese handler told him were being conveyed to...
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American journalist charged with serving as unregistered agent for China
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An American journalist and political commentator who has lived in China for more than a decade is facing a criminal charge in the U. S. of acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Tho...
American journalist charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government
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At the request of his handler, Pauken took a lie detector test and provided a cell phone and laptop to another person who was living in the U. S. This individual was seeking a job in the Tr...
