One of New York’s former top political aides has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges over allegations she was secretly working as an agent for China in exchange for millions of dollars, lavish gifts and boatloads of salted duck. Linda Sun had been deputy chief of staff to Governor Kathy Hochul but was arrested on Tuesday along with hubby Chris Hu. That allegedly included blocking meetings with Taiwanese government officials and sharing internal documents. In return, prosecutors say China funnelled millions of dollars to the couple, which they spent on a Ferrari and luxury NYC/Hawaii properties. Sun’s parents also received dozens of deliveries of Nanjing salted duck prepared by a Chinese government official’s personal chef. No wonder NY is known as the place of opportunities…