Why is China interested in a mid-level government aide in New York State?

Governors may have access to sensitive information pertaining to military installations in their states. The important thing is that they got this woman before she could escape.

The CCP are control freaks, there's only 100% communist, not half, not 1% free capitalist. That means all citizens, companies must be an instrument of the CCP, it's that simple.

If they didn't have total control, anything can diminish their power, and they can't have that. This is something liberal ideology doesn't get, YET. You let a Chinese entity, person enter your organisation, you open yourself to CCP threats.

Expect these charges to be dropped quietly in a year or so because of lack of evidence. Wash, rinse, repeat 3-Letter-Agency Land.

Expect these charges to be dropped quietly in a year or so because of lack of evidence. Wash, rinse, repeat 3-Letter-Agency Land.

There is a money trail. If she is guilty, she will spend a few years in jail and hopefully, choose to leave the US. Her husband's businesses will all suffer too, so they will need to be silent owners or move to the country and start farming for a quiet life. Of course, the USGovt will seize their ill-gotten property and us it to trap other hopeful Chinese agents.

When they were approached by the CCP, they should have immediately contacted the FBI to help setup a sting so that other Chinese agents were captured, or if they were diplomats, deported forever.

The test of CCP-ness isn't hard. Just force them to work with anyone from Taiwan and see how well they get along.