Wang was born in
Qingdao,
Shandong, China, and became a professor at Qingdao College of Social Sciences, where he authored works on Chinese military history. In 1994, Wang moved to
New York to become a teacher after having taught at Chinese universities, and became a U.S. citizen. Wang was arrested in 2022 and charged with acting as a foreign agent for the MSS. Four other Chinese officials were charged alongside him, but remain at large. According to U.S. officials, Wang posed as a pro-democracy, anti-CCP activist to gain information on dissidents which were then relayed to the Chinese government. Federal prosecutors described Wang as having a persona which was tailored to appeal to advocates of
Hong Kong independence,
Taiwanese independence, and sympathizers of
Uyghur and
Tibetan rights. In August 2024, Wang was convicted by a New York jury on four counts of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government; he had pleaded not guilty. == See also ==