'Master of Deceit': The trial of Shujun Wang

Shujun Wang is a 76-year-old Chinese American who has lived for the last 30 years in New York as an impoverished scholar working in an insular community of pro-democracy advocates fighting for change in their homeland. That life turned upside-down when the FBI accused him of having a shocking secret: that he was actually spying for Beijing. He vigorously denied it but in August was found guilty on four espionage charges.

For over a year, Radio Free Asia went behind the scenes of Wang’s story to explore the world of espionage, dissidence and justice in this five-episode investigative series. Was the truth revealed?

Listen to the series on your favorite podcasting platforms.

Episode one: "The Secret Life of Mr. Wang."

Episode two: "The US, China and spy versus spy"

Episode three: "Inside the world of Chinese dissidents"

Episode four: "United States v. Shujun Wang"

Episode five: "A guilty verdict, but questions remain"

Read more in RFA's exclusive special report, "Historian. Activist. Spy? For years an American academic pushed for democracy in his native China. The FBI claims it was a front."