New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, whose former senior aide has been accused in an alleged major Chinese influence operation, said Wednesday that she asked the State Department to expel a senior Chinese diplomat involved in the scandal, only to find he had left the country without incident just days ago.
N.Y. governor sought expulsion of Chinese diplomat linked to influence scandal
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