WASHINGTON: A New York resident who took part in China's 1989 democracy movement was charged on Wednesday (Aug 21) with operating as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in the United States, the justice department said. Tang Yuanjun, 67, swam to a Taiwan-controlled island more than 20 years ago before being granted political asylum by the US. He was charged on Wednesday with acting as an agent for the People's Republic of China in the US from 2018 to 2023, the justice department said in