# Former California Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Agent for China | China in Focus Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-china-china-in-focus Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-china-china-in-focus.md Podcast: [China in Focus - NTD on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657) Published: 2026-05-30T01:35:21+00:00 Episode link: https://odysee.com/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to:de6e3b4a7d483ddc67f28f4f48b387ddf95eb2d9 Audio file: https://player.odycdn.com/v6/streams/de6e3b4a7d483ddc67f28f4f48b387ddf95eb2d9/e42b60.mp4 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-china-china-in-focus Duration seconds: 1389 ## Resource The United States is doubling down on squeezing Iran's economic lifeline. The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on several Hong Kong companies accused of facilitating Iran's oil trade. We break it down. The former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleads guilty to acting as a foreign agent for China. More on the key takeaways. War Secretary Pete Hegseth lands in Singapore. Will he draw a line on Taiwan? And what will his upcoming speech signal for U.S. military power in the Indo-Pacific? Rising tensions over Taiwan: The Pentagon is seeking a major defense funding increase for new weapons to deter China. 00:00 Intro 01:03 U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iranian Oil Sales 03:40 Former California Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Agent for China 05:52 Pentagon Chief in Singapore Amid China–Taiwan Tensions 10:33 Pentagon Seeks Funding to Deter China Over Taiwan 12:02 Canada Confirms Taiwan Strait Transit Amid Wang Yi Visit 13:08 EU Moves Toward Tougher China Trade Stance 14:22 German Delegation Visits Taiwan Amid China Tensions 15:31 CCP-Linked Cash Fuels Anti-U.S. Tech Push 18:17 Beijing's Organ Harvesting Crimes in Focus in Toronto 🔵Tiffany Meier’s documentary Hollywood Takeover - how Beijing is rewriting the script in America’s film industry: hollywoodtakeover.com 🇺🇸 Stay updated with breaking news, special reports, and LIVE COVERAGE on NTD: https://ept.ms/NTDlive_ 💛 Support us to fight for the truth: https://donorbox.org/china-in-focus 🔵 Sign up for our NEWSLETTER and stay in touch: https://www.ntd.com/newsletter.htm 🧶 'The Final War' Documentary DVD: https://www.ntdgiftshop.com/product-page/the-final-war-documentary-dvd-a-100-year-plot-to-defeat-america - © All Rights Reserved. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUxghCd7HaI ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/episodes/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-china-china-in-focus/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-in-focus-ntd-on-odysee-6423657/former-california-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-acting-as-agent-for-china-china-in-focus.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.