Sunday, December 15, 2019

U.S. Secretly Expels Chinese Diplomats Afer They Tried to Enter A Sensitive Military Base

Chinese Embassy Washington DC. China.org,cn

New York Times: U.S. Secretly Expelled Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Military Base

WASHINGTON — The American government secretly expelled two Chinese Embassy officials this fall after they drove on to a sensitive military base in Virginia, according to people with knowledge of the episode. The expulsions appear to be the first of Chinese diplomats suspected of espionage in more than 30 years.

American officials believe at least one of the Chinese officials, who were with their wives, was an intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover, said six people with knowledge of the expulsions. The group evaded military personnel pursuing them and stopped only after fire trucks blocked their path.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What were they thinking? Test of the defenses?