China exiled from NYC after 'spy' aide Linda Sun's arrest

A top Chinese envoy has been ousted from New York City after a former aide to state Governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo was charged with acting as Chinese spy.

The office of Huang Ping, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in New York, featured prominently in the espionage allegations against Linda Sun.

'I have conveyed my desire to have the consul l general from the People's Republic of China and the New York mission expelled, and I've been informed that the counsel general is no longer in the New York mission,' Hochul said.

He was seen hurrying out of the embassy building on Wednesday, the New York Post reported.

It comes after Hochul's former deputy chief-of-staff and ex-Cuomo aide Sun and her husband were slapped with espionage and money laundering charges.

Hochul confirmed she had asked the US State Department to grant Huang's expulsion and take action against the 'dangerous and outrageous actions taken by the People's Republic of China'.

Sun was dramatically arrested Tuesday alongside her husband following an earlier dawn raid on her $4million Long Island mansion. 

Sun and her husband Christopher Hu are accused of earning millions in kickbacks from the Chinese Communist Party, helping fund a lavish lifestyle that included a $2million Hawaii condo and a 2024 Ferrari.

Sun is also alleged to have used her influence to further China's geopolitical agenda by nixing meetings with Taiwanese officials and steering messaging away from criticism of Beijing's persecution of Uyghur Muslims.

She and her husband pleaded not guilty to all charges on Tuesday. Her bond was set at $1.5 million while Hu's is $500,000.

Hochul said she has been assisting the Department of Justice with their investigation for months and will continue to work alongside them.

She blasted Sun's actions as an 'absolute betrayal of the trust of two administrations in state government,' which she said included forging her signature on documents.

Hochul also stressed she retains confidence in the vetting process, claiming that Sun had no real influence over her policies as a 'mid-level aide'. 

Prosecutors say Sun secretly worked to promote the CCP's interests in NY, particularly when it came to Taiwan, which the CCP considers to be part of China. She is accused of blocking representatives of the Taiwanese government and even attending a protest against the Taiwanese president in NYC in 2018.

In 2020, Sun texted a Chinese official saying: 'I almost had a heart attack when we referred to Taiwan as a country. Thankfully I had the press team correct it immediately.'

Sun worked in state government for almost 15 years, first in 2009 as the chief of staff for New York State Assembly member Grace Meng, who is now a member of congress.

She then held posts in the administration of former Governor Andrew Cuomo starting in 2012, including as Global New York Trade Manager, Asian Outreach Director for the Office of the Governor and Queens Regional Representative.

In 2018 the Cuomo administration named Sun as chief diversity officer.

In September 2021 she was appointed as the deputy chief of staff for Hochul, according to her LinkedIn profile. She remained on the role for about 15 months.

In January 2019, Sun wrote to a CCP official: 'I very much value my relationship with the consulate and have done many things to make the relationship between the state and the consulate flourish during my tenure with [redacted politician.

'Certainly I have managed to stop al relationships between the TECO (Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office) and the state. I have denied all requests from their office.'

Sun allegedly used the proceeds of her illegal work to buy the Manhasset home as well as a $2.1 million condo in Hawaii and luxury vehicles including a 2024 Ferrari.

DailyMail.com has contacted Hochul, the Chinese Embassy in Washington and the US State Department for comment. 

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