China's consul general in New York has been expelled following the charges against a former aide for New York governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, who was accused of acting as an agent for the Chinese government. The announcement was made by Hochul during a press conference where she revealed that she had requested the expulsion of the consul general.
The former aide, Linda Sun, and her husband, Chris Hu, were charged with various offenses including violating the Foreign Agents Registrations Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy. Both Sun and Hu pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court.
