Conrad Black: The West Must Recognize That Beijing Is an Enemy of Western Civilization

Commentary The arrest of Linda Sun, a former chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and an aide to the previous governor, Andrew Cuomo, and of her husband, Chris Hu, as undisclosed agents of the People’s Republic of China, has again raised very serious questions about the depth and extent of Chinese espionage and interference in Western countries. Ms. Sun is accused of repeatedly intervening to prevent Taiwanese officials from meeting Gov. Hochul and of using her office to advance the interests in the United States of the Chinese Communist Party specifically, and of a great many official and private Chinese clients seeking access and preferments....