Chen Jinping, 60, admitted in Brooklyn federal court to “conspiring ... Chinatown building near the Manhattan Bridge — for his Beijing handlers in September 2022. “I knowingly agreed ...

A history scholar convicted of spying on Chinese dissidents by ingratiating himself as a sympathizer has been spared prison ...

and is backed strongly by a long list of pro-Beijing “hometown” associations that can make or break candidates for elective office in South Brooklyn. Jay Root is an investigative reporter ...

Jennifer Conrad is a Brooklyn-based reporter for Inc. She has written for Wired, Vogue, The Wire China, Time Out Beijing, and Newsweek.com. She has a master’s degree in China studies and ...