Tag: Chinese spies

Selling National Security Intel for Dough? But Why?

Commentary Selling defence and national security information is a serious matter. From a national security and defence perspective, you can’t get much more serious. Selling it to a less-than-friendly player is to be treated even more seriously. So what are we to make of the allegations (and let’s remember that is all it is at…


Capitol Report (April 1): Doubts on Legalizing Weed Remain in GOP

The unemployment rate is nearing pre-pandemic lows, but business owners are struggling to hire qualified workers. The labor force added 430,000 new jobs in March. Some states have already legalized marijuana, and Friday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill took action to legalize it on the federal level. We’ve reached a new milestone on our road to recovery…


The Other Epidemic: Chinese Spies and Academic Espionage 

Commentary There is a genuine fear that Chinese spies are monitoring a number of British universities’ online seminars. These spies are monitoring lectures and debates, according to Mark McLaughlin, a contributor to The Times UK. Any individuals who dare to discuss “censored political content” find themselves the target of Beijing-approved operatives. Many Chinese students, unable to travel…


Four Retired Taiwan Intelligence Officers Face Charges Over Spying for China

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Four retired Taiwanese intelligence officials were indicted on Feb. 20 for allegedly spying for China, according to local prosecutors. The four worked for the Military Intelligence Bureau, an agency under Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. According to local media, they were accused of violating the island’s National Security Act and the National Intelligence Service…


China ‘Struck Paydirt’ With Alleged Spy Who Got Close to US Politicians: Journalist Bill Gertz

The Chinese regime “struck paydirt” when one of its alleged spies got close to Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), said Bill Gertz, who is national security correspondent for the Washington Times and author of the book, “Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy.” The alleged Chinese spy, named Fang Fang, was the subject…