Posted on 11/09/2011 10:27:39 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Chinese military uses wide network of female spies
November 09, 2011
By KENJI MINEMURA / Correspondent
BEIJING--At 170 centimeters tall and with model-like looks, a former farming girl had no problems attracting attention at bars in Beijing. But she was only after a certain type of man, one who could provide secrets for use by the Chinese military.
"I felt a sense of guilt for deceiving people," she said.
The former spy now works as a company receptionist, but the Chinese military continues to rely on human spies for intelligence-gathering activities, despite the wide attention focused on its use of computers and satellites.
"While China's spying activities are among the most widespread in the world, it is difficult to grasp the whole picture," a Japanese government source said.
China's intelligence-gathering is conducted on a very wide scale, involving not only professional spies, but also ordinary students studying abroad as well as researchers.
Rather than obtain information from a predetermined target, China often casts a wide net to bring in a large volume of information. From that mountain of data, the most useful pieces are selected.
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She said she was never instructed to obtain certain documents or information. Instead, all she was asked to find were plans for business trips or information about the target's colleagues in the course of the conversation.
While there was no set pay, she was given several thousands of yuan whenever she completed a mission. One thousand yuan is about 12,000 yen or $154. She was also provided with an apartment.
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Naughty Muslim girl, running around with you hair uncovered; I'm going to have give you an honor spanking. Muqtada al-Sadr says, Some may be (I say this from my experience dealing closely with hundreds of Chinese nationals at our local university), but most probably aren't.
Dude, her name is Liu Yifei, not Yu. She is a well-known actress here, by the way.
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