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He admitted to spying on fellow activists for five years and received approximately $4,200 annually for his services.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T12:45:49.646Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-11-13T03:22:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T12:45:49.646Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"One outlet provided a full report; 19 others provided digests, corroborating the central claim.","critic":"The full report details the prosecution's sentencing request and the defense's arguments, and quotes affected individuals.","hype":"Headlines are factual and do not overstate the article's content."}},"tags":["#Espionage","#China","#USPolitics","#NationalSecurity","#Courts"],"entities":["Yuanjun Tang","People's Republic of China","Ministry of State Security","FBI","Jane Chong","John G. 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He confessed to the FBI in June 2023 that he had been carrying out tasks for China's Ministry of State Security for years, receiving approximately $4,200 annually for his services."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Assistant U.S. Attorney Jane Chong had requested a five-year prison sentence for Tang, who pleaded guilty in September 2025. Tang, who participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square demonstrations, told the judge he betrayed his ideology to visit China and see his parents again. He expressed deep regret for his actions and acknowledged causing harm to others."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Tang's motivations"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Washington Top News reported that Tang's defense attorney, Michael Bradley, stated Tang was a democracy advocate who made a connection with an individual who promised to facilitate a return to China. Bradley claimed Tang did not know this individual was a spy until he arrived in China, by which time his mother and brother had died. 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