Yaoning "Mike" Sun, 65, was sentenced Monday to 48 months in federal prison for operating as an illegal agent of the Chinese Communist Party while working within a California mayor's office—a shocking revelation that exposes just how deeply foreign adversaries have penetrated American local government.
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner handed down the sentence after Sun was convicted of covertly spreading CCP propaganda while maintaining his position of influence in California politics. The case represents yet another example of how the previous Biden administration's weak stance on China allowed foreign agents to operate with impunity on American soil.
This sentencing comes as President Trump's second-term administration has made combating Chinese espionage and influence operations a top national security priority. Unlike the previous administration, which turned a blind eye to China's growing infiltration of American institutions, the Trump-Vance team has taken decisive action to root out foreign agents.
Deep State Ignored China Threat
How many more Chinese agents are embedded in city halls, state capitols, and federal agencies across America? Sun's case raises disturbing questions about the extent of CCP infiltration that went unchecked during four years of Biden administration weakness.
"This is exactly what happens when you have an administration that's more interested in investigating parents at school board meetings than actual foreign spies," said one national security expert familiar with the case.
"The Chinese Communist Party has been playing the long game, placing operatives at every level of American government while our intelligence agencies were weaponized against patriotic Americans."
President Trump's appointment of John Ratcliffe as CIA Director and Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence signals a new era where America's intelligence community will focus on real threats—like Chinese spies—rather than targeting political opponents.
Patriots across California and beyond must demand answers: How many other Mike Suns are operating in their local governments? And when will we finally put America First instead of allowing foreign adversaries to manipulate our political system from within?