Former Mayor Eileen Wang Admits to Helping China

May 14, 2026, 20:51
ChinaPolitics

Introduction

Eileen Wang was the mayor of Arcadia, California. She told the court that she secretly worked for the Chinese government.

Main Body

From 2020 to 2022, Wang and a man named Mike Sun ran a news website. They used this site to share stories that helped China. Wang wrote things that the Chinese government wanted. She also changed stories to protect some companies. Experts say China tries to find local leaders in the U.S. to help them. They want to watch people and have power in small cities. Other people in the U.S. government also did this. Now, some people are being mean to Asian people because of this news. They say bad things on the internet. This is a problem of hate and discrimination.

Conclusion

Eileen Wang may go to prison for ten years. People are still talking about foreign power and racism in the U.S.

Learning

⚡ The 'Doing' Words (Past Tense)

In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the end of a word.

Look at these changes:

  • Help →\rightarrow Helped
  • Use →\rightarrow Used
  • Change →\rightarrow Changed

🧩 The 'Tricky' Words

Some words are rebels. They do not follow the -ed rule. You must memorize them!

  • Tell →\rightarrow Told (She told the court)
  • Run →\rightarrow Ran (They ran a website)
  • Write →\rightarrow Wrote (Wang wrote things)
  • Do →\rightarrow Did (Government did this)

🌍 Simple Word Pairs

Use these to describe people and places simply:

Local ↔\leftrightarrow Foreign (Local = Near you / Foreign = From another country)

Secretly ↔\leftrightarrow Publicly (Secretly = Hidden / Publicly = Everyone knows)

Vocabulary Learning

mayor (n.)
a person who is the head of a city or town
Example:The mayor will speak at the school.
court (n.)
a place where legal cases are heard
Example:She went to the court to give her testimony.
secretly (adv.)
in a hidden or private way
Example:He secretly left the room.
government (n.)
the group of people who run a country or state
Example:The government made new rules.
website (n.)
a set of related web pages on the internet
Example:She likes to visit the news website.
share (v.)
to give a part of something to others
Example:They will share the pictures with friends.
stories (n.)
tales or accounts of events
Example:The children told stories about their day.
mean (adj.)
unfriendly or harsh
Example:He was mean to his classmates.
internet (n.)
the global network of computers for sharing information
Example:We read news on the internet.
problem (n.)
a difficult or unpleasant situation
Example:This is a big problem for the city.