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American sentenced to 2 years for working as Chinese intelligence asset

Washington Post Politics Tuesday 01 September 2026, 21:10 UTC By Salvador Rizzo 1 min read
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An American journalist who was paid at least $100,000 to develop U.S.-based sources for China’s intelligence apparatus was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday. Democracy Dies in Darkness American sentenced to 2 years for working as Chinese intelligence asset Thomas W. Pauken II believed “he wasn’t betraying America — he was preventing World War III,” his attorney said.

An American journalist who was paid at least $100,000 to develop U.S.-based sources for China’s intelligence apparatus was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday. Democracy Dies in Darkness American sentenced to 2 years for working as Chinese intelligence asset Thomas W. Pauken II believed “he wasn’t betraying America — he was preventing World War III,” his attorney said.
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