US journalist jailed for 2 years for working as a Chinese agent

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Thomas Weir Pauken II, an American journalist who worked for Chinese state media and admitted to espionage, was sentenced to two years in US federal prison. He also faces restrictions including supervised release and travel bans post-release.

An American journalist who lived in Beijing, worked for Chinese state media and pleaded guilty to helping Beijing collect US intelligence was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in federal prison. Thomas Weir Pauken II, 51, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and barred from overseas travel during that period, according to the US Justice Department. He also used the alias Tom McGregor. His father, Thomas Pauken, chaired the Texas Republican Party in the 1990s and later ran for...