Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged as foreign government agents after allegedly spying on U.S. Navy bases and service members and recruiting military members to accomplish tasks for the Ministry of State Security (MSS), which is China’s foreign intelligence agency. According to Fox News, the U.S. Justice Department confirmed that Yuance Chen, a …
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Two Chinese nationals have been arrested and charged as foreign government agents after allegedly spying on U.S. Navy bases and service members and recruiting military members to accomplish tasks for the Ministry of State Security (MSS), which is China’s foreign intelligence agency.
According to Fox News, the U.S. Justice Department confirmed that Yuance Chen, a Chinese national living in Oregon, and Liren Lai, a Chinese national who came to the U.S. on a tourist visa in April, were arrested on Friday in coordination with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service. The outlet noted that both Chinese nationals face charges of conducting secret espionage activity for the MMS, helping recruit potential MSS assets, and orchestrating a “dead drop” cash payment for the MMS.
