China arrests another of its govt workers of being a CIA spy; Second such claim this month
Chinese authorities have publicly accused a government worker of spying for the CIA, the second high-profile espionage case publicized this month as Beijing ramps up its emphasis – and rhetoric – on national security. In a statement, the country’s civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security, said it is investigating a cadre at an unidentified ministry who was allegedly recruited by the CIA while he was studying in Japan.
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00:00 Chinese authorities have publicly accused a government worker of spying for the CIA.
00:06 The second high-profile espionage case published this month as Beijing ramps up its emphasis
00:11 and rhetoric on national security.
00:13 In a statement, the country's civilian spy agency, the Ministry of State Security said
00:18 that it is investigating a cadre at an unidentified ministry who was allegedly recruited by the
00:23 CIA while he was studying in Japan.
00:26 The MSS said that the 39-year-old Chinese national, identified only by his surname
00:32 Hao, became acquainted with a U.S. embassy official in Japan while applying for a U.S.
00:37 visa.
00:38 But it did not reveal Hao's gender or what ministry Hao worked for.
00:42 Although it has previously been rare for China to publicly name antagonist organizations
00:46 or nations, this is the second case of alleged espionage this month in which the ministry
00:51 has directly pointed to the CIA.
00:54 On August 10, the MSS said it had arrested a 52-year-old employee of a state-run arms
01:00 company who had begun working for the CIA while studying in Italy.
01:04 Both cases were published on the ministry's new WeChat account as China and the U.S. strengthen
01:09 their respective counterintelligence efforts.
01:12 According to the statement, Hao began working in an unnamed ministry after returning to
01:17 his home country and met CIA personnel in China on several occasions to provide information
01:22 and receive espionage fees.
01:24 The U.S. official allegedly developed a close relationship with Hao by treating him to
01:29 meals, sending him gifts, and paying him to help write a research paper, according to
01:33 the statement.
01:35 The ministry claimed the U.S. embassy official then introduced Hao to a colleague who later
01:39 revealed himself to be a CIA officer and asked Hao to return to China to work for a core
01:45 and critical department.
01:46 Hao allegedly agreed, signed an espionage agreement with the U.S. and received training.
01:52 The secretive agency which oversees intelligence and counterintelligence both within China
01:57 and overseas has taken on a higher profile to warn the Chinese public against espionage.
02:02 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made national security a key priority to counter what he
02:08 sees as growing threats from foreign forces, especially the United States, to undermine
02:12 China's rise and political stability.
02:15 The U.S. and China have long spied on each other, but the recent deterioration in ties
02:20 between the world's two largest economies has supercharged this rivalry.
02:23 Earlier in August, two U.S. Navy sailors in California were arrested for allegedly providing
02:29 sensitive U.S. military information to Chinese intelligence officers.
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