Occam's razor? Cut myself with this one just now:

A foreign national got caught spying on Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate.

Listen, I get it, you're not a CCP shill, you're probably just trying to speak up on behalf of Chinese Americans. China and the United States wage cold war actions against each other every day - you just aren't smart enough to hear about most of it. Get over it, it has nothing to do with race, racism, or AAPI hate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_spy_cases_in_the_United_States_of_America

Angwang is even on the list, with this detail, which was omitted from the NYT article: Angwang's father is a retired member of China's army and a member of the CCP. His mother is also a member of the party and a former government official.

There are literally thousands if not tens of thousands of Chinese spies working on behalf of the CCP in the U.S. The federal government is well aware of it and there are public intelligence briefs on the topic.

You don't need to die on the cross for this one spy, who was literally caught red-handed but didn't have to face jailtime for various diplomatic reasons.