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Crime
NY man charged with spying on Chinese dissidents for Beijing
Yuanjun Tang, a 67-year-old man from Queens, New York, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese...
Michelle De Pacina
China
US pro-democracy activist convicted of spying for Beijing
Shujun Wang, a 75-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen and scholar with deep connections to New York’s dissident Chinese community, was c...
Ex-CIA analyst charged with espionage for South Korea
Sue Mi Terry, a former analyst of Korean affairs for the CIA who is married to Washington Post columnist Max Boot, has been charged with act...
History
Shi Pei Pu: The opera singer who faked being a woman to spy for China
A Chinese opera singer who masqueraded as a woman captivated and deceived a French diplomat in a complex tale of espionage and romance that ...
Carl Samson
Animals
Pigeon suspected as ‘Chinese spy’ in Mumbai released after PETA intervention
After being detained for eight months, a pigeon believed to be a “Chinese spy” was finally set free following intervention by People for the...
Ryan General
China condemns US hacking accusations as ‘groundless’
China has dismissed claims made by U.S. officials that it was behind cyberattacks on American infrastructure, labeling the accusations as &#...
Government
North Korea claims its spy satellite captured images of White House, Pentagon
“Remember when you got that toy you always wanted at Xmas and were so excited you wanted to tell everyone about it?” ...
British Navy dumps 90-year-old Chinese laundrymen tradition
The British Navy is reportedly ending its century-old tradition of Chinese laundrymen serving on its ships over fears that China is ramping ...
Bryan Ke
China’s spy balloon program paused after shoot-down, says US intel
U.S. officials noted that no balloon launch has been detected since February ...
Suspected Chinese spy in UK Parliament denies allegations, cites efforts to expose Beijing ‘threats’
“Given what has been reported, it is vital that it is known that I am completely innocent,” the alleged spy said ...
FBI, DoD report over 100 cases of Chinese nationals posing as tourists to breach US military bases
Some claimed to have inadvertently strayed onto military bases while following GPS directions to fast-food restaurants ...
Legislators across 33 states introduce 81 bills to curb Chinese land ownership in the US
Advocates have expressed fears that such measures could inadvertently foster discrimination against Chinese Americans ...
2 Navy sailors arrested for providing sensitive US military information to China
Two California-based Navy sailors have been arrested and charged for releasing sensitive U.S. military information to Chinese intelligence o...
US warns Americans against traveling to China due to risk of wrongful detention
The U.S. State Department has issued an updated travel advisory to warn Americans to rethink their trips to mainland China due to the arbitr...
78-year-old US citizen sentenced to life imprisonment in China for spying
A 78-year-old U.S. citizen has been found guilty of espionage and sentenced to life in prison in China. On Monday, the Intermediate People&...
Boston
Boston man accused of helping Chinese government spy on dissidents pleads not guilty
A Boston man accused of spying on dissidents for the Chinese government has pleaded not guilty to his charges, according to reports. Litang ...
US responds to China’s claims of American balloons breaching its airspace
The U.S. on Monday refuted China’s allegations that Washington has been sending “high-altitude balloons” into its airspace. The White House’...
Chinese spy balloon could monitor US communications, Biden officials confirm
U.S. officials revealed more details Thursday regarding the Chinese spy balloon that breached American airspace last week, primarily its com...
Downed Chinese balloon is part of larger surveillance program on 5 continents, US officials say
The suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by the U.S. Air Force above the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend was part of a global surveillanc...
Judge rules no jail time for University of Kansas researcher accused of secret China work
Before you read: Study: Half of US-based Chinese scientists express fear of racial profiling and surveillance by feds Increasing number of C...
Chinese American scientist accused of spying for China wins $1.8 million settlement
Sherry Chen, a hydrologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the National Weather Service, was arrested in 201...
Khier Casino
Former Chicago graduate student found guilty of spying for China
Ji Chaoqun, 31, a Chinese national living in Chicago, was convicted of spying for the Chinese government after a two-week trial. The forme...
News
Chinese MIT professor helps discover ‘game changer’ months after espionage charges
MIT professor Gang Chen, who was previously accused of espionage, was recently credited with helping discover a potentially groundbreaking ...
FBI Director Wray sounds alarm on Chinese government threat: more ‘brazen and damaging’ than ever
FBI Director Christopher Wray addressed the threat China poses to the United States during a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Libra...
Federal Agent Admits to Falsely Accusing Tennessee Professor of Being a Chinese Spy
In an ongoing trial in Knoxville, Tenn., last week, FBI Agent Kujtim Sadiku admitted federal agents had falsely accused former University of...
U.S. Planning to Expel Chinese Grad Students With Military Ties
In an apparent move to intercept suspected scientific and technological espionage, American officials are reportedly planning to expel Chine...
Asia
Chinese-Born American Jailed in Iran for Allegedly Being a U.S. Spy
A Chinese-born American graduate student at Princeton University, who was arrested in Iran last year on allegations of espionage, has been c...
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