California Political Adviser Pleads Guilty to Being Foreign Agent of China

‘Mike’ Sun, who worked for a city councilwoman, operated a pro-CCP website and sought funds from Beijing to organize a pro-China demonstration.

The Justice Department in Washington on Oct. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The former campaign adviser of a Southern California city council member pleaded guilty on Oct. 27 to acting as an illegal Chinese agent.

Sun Yaoning, also known as Mike Sun, worked as a campaign adviser in the 2022 city council race in Arcadia, a Los Angeles suburb.