Spy Case in New York Should Serve as Warning to CCP Agents in US Government: Experts

Civil servants ‘are supposed to help their country, state, and city—not foreign countries,’ says a former Department of Defense official.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's former aide, Linda Sun (R), and her husband, Christopher Hu, leave Brooklyn Federal Court after their arraignment in New York City on Sept. 3, 2024. Corey Sipkin/AP Photo

Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to the New York governor, was arrested by the FBI for spying for Beijing on Sept. 3. The next day, it was announced the New York Chinese consul general was no longer in his position, coinciding with a request from Gov. Kathy Hochul to the State Department to expel him.

Analysts say the case serves as a warning to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its agents hiding within the U.S. government.