The G.O.P. pushed through an array of legislation to get tough on China, seeking to persuade voters that they are the party that will protect Americans from economic and military threats from Beijing.
Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul, used her growing influence to push the interests of the Chinese government, U.S. prosecutors say.
Some current and former officials have said the 2019 F.B.I. analysis sowed doubt within the C.I.A. and parts of the Trump administration about the root causes of the ailments.
In “Prisoner of Lies,” Barry Werth tells the story of a young C.I.A. operative who spent two decades waiting out the postwar era in a Chinese jail cell.