5 Takeaways From Ex-Hochul Aide’s Chinese Agent Trial

NEW YORK—Former aide to New York governors Linda Sun has been on a month-long trial over allegations that she acted as a Chinese agent while employed by the state. The prosecution presented evidence suggesting Sun’s connections with Chinese authorities, including text messages, transaction records, and photos involving both Sun and Chinese officials and agents. As the jury deliberates, here are five takeaways from the trial. Friendship With Chinese Officials Sun maintained close relationships with Chinese officials in the United States, according to court records. In a recorded interview with New York state investigators replayed in court, Sun said she and the New York Chinese Consul General Huang Ping are “personal friends.”...