Man accused of running Chinese spy outpost; lawyer says it was for ping-pong

On 2026-05-06, U.S. prosecutors presented their case against Lu Jianwang in Brooklyn federal court, alleging he ran a covert Chinese police outpost in New York. The trial centered on accusations that he conspired to act as a foreign agent and destroyed evidence. This was a same-day court proceeding tied to an investigation and prosecution, not the underlying alleged espionage itself.