The recent conviction of a Chinese intelligence agent may have Beijing backpedaling on its espionage operations for the moment, according to experts, who said an unsuspecting American in China may become their means for retribution. On Nov. 5, a federal jury convicted Xu Yanjun over his role in a scheme to recruit spies and steal…
Expect Beijing’s Retaliation After Historic US Conviction of Chinese Spy, Experts Warn
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Chinese Spy Convicted of Conspiracy to Steal Cutting-Edge US Aviation Technology
November 5, 2021
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A jury in Cincinnati has convicted a Chinese intelligence agent over his role in a scheme to recruit spies and steal sensitive American aviation technology for Beijing. Xu Yanjun, a deputy division director at the Chinese Ministry of State Security, Beijing’s top intelligence agency, was found guilty on all four counts, including conspiring to and…
CIA’s Bid to Throttle Down Chinese Espionage May Be Easier Said Than Done: Experts
The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) reported proposition to create a mission center to keep an eye on the growing threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is necessary, but could be considered a lofty idea, former intelligence officers say. Bloomberg recently reported that the CIA is considering the establishment of a new mission center to…
The Complex Power Hierarchy Behind China’s Internal Spy Chief
News Analysis Surveillance, intimidation, and manipulation act as the grease for the gears that drive all communist systems. Whether it was the regimes of the past, or the leading communist country of our modern day, the systems all share these characteristics. For communist leaders to control those below them, they are fully dependent on whoever…
Dan Andrews Accused of Misusing Tax-Payer Funds After Allegations Staffers Spied On Focus Groups
Victorian Liberal MP Tim Wilson has accused State Premier Daniel Andrews of misusing public money after reports have emerged in the Herald Sun and The Australian that staffers from Andrews’ private office were given login details, to allegedly allow them to secretly spy on tax-payer funded focus groups that were run by a former Labor pollster, reported. “Staffers from…
‘Closed and Opaque’: Australia Decries China’s Legal Process for Detained Writer Yang Hengjun
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has called out the Chinese Communist Party’s lack of transparency regarding an impending closed-door trial of Australian writer Yang Hengjun who has been detained in China since January 2019. She indicated that Beijing has failed to conform to the basic standards of international norms of transparency and implored the communist regime to…
Italy Orders 2 Russian Embassy Officials Expelled for Spying
ROME—Italy ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled Wednesday and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the officer allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told a joint session of the Italian Parliament’s foreign relations committees that the documentation concerned…
House Rejects GOP Resolution to Remove Swalwell From Intelligence Committee
The House has voted to reject a resolution put forth by Republicans to remove Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) from the House Intelligence Committee over concerns about his past ties to an alleged Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy. Lawmakers voted mainly on party lines 218-200 to dismiss House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)’s resolution that was introduced to the House on Wednesday. The resolution relies…
Once Tortured in Iranian Jail, Ex-marine Fights Spy Claims
WASHINGTON—After Amir Hekmati was released from Iranian custody in a 2016 deal trumpeted as a diplomatic breakthrough, he was declared eligible for $20 million from a special U.S. government fund as compensation for years of imprisonment that included brutal torture. But payday never arrived, leaving Hekmati to wonder why. The answer has finally arrived: Newly…
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