Taken as a reference to the omnipresence of death, the Latin phrase “Et in Arcadia ego” can be translated “Even in Aracadia I am there.” It assumes a slightly different meaning today with the news that “Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang admits acting as Chinese spy, running fake news website with ex-lover in shocking plea deal.” The New York Post story includes this nugget:
Wang’s spymasters in the Chinese Communist regime have found the American press an easy target:
Eileen Wang agreed with prosecutors that she worked with the People’s Republic of China to boost propaganda with a fake news website on US soil between 2020 and 2022. She was elected to Arcadia City Council in November 2022 — the city is located in the San Gabriel Valley within LA County.
Wang, 58, worked with her then fiancé, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, on a web site called “U.S. News Center,” which claimed to be news source for Chinese Americans, according to court documents.
But in reality the pair were carrying out Beijing’s orders through the site.
Wang and Sun “executed directives” from the Chinese governmen...
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