Chinese Military Trading Executive Arrested for Leaking Defense Secrets to Two Foreign Agencies

Dual defence betrayal: China reveals rare case of executive spying for two countries

An executive at a Chinese military trading company has been arrested for leaking sensitive defence information to intelligence agencies from two countries, Beijing’s top spy and anti-espionage agency revealed on Monday. The Ministry of State Security (MSS) regularly publicises espionage cases to raise public awareness, but the vast majority of these disclosures focus on individuals targeted by a single foreign intelligence service. Public disclosures involving a Chinese national recruited...

By William Zheng