Authorities arrest Chicago man for allegedly spying on US for China

The Hill ^ | 09/25/18 | Megan Keller

[blueplum]

A reservist goes through the same boot camp as regular army does. And the same tech schools on major bases. So.....Congresscritters…..enquiring minds want to know: how did a foreign citizen, on a school visa, get himself in a position to learn our methods and processes of military recruitment and training?

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for posting this..

Ran across an AFP September 25, 2018 piece ..

US arrests Chinese national on spying charge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-arrests-chinese-national-spying-charge-041431337.html

Chicago (AFP) - A Chinese national who came to the US on a student visa and later enlisted in the army reserves was arrested Tuesday in Chicago and accused of helping Beijing attempt to recruit American scientists and engineers.

Ji Chaoqun was allegedly tasked with providing Chinese intelligence with biographical information about eight American citizens — some of whom were US defense contractors.

The 27-year-old, who first arrived in Chicago in 2013 to study electrical engineering on a student visa, was charged with one count of knowingly acting as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the US Attorney General.

According to a court affidavit, Ji was working at the direction of a “high-level intelligence officer” in China’s Ministry of State Security, which “handles civilian intelligence collection and is responsible for counter-intelligence and foreign intelligence, as well as political security.”

All eight of the people Ji allegedly researched were naturalized American citizens who were born in Taiwan or China, according to authorities. The targets either currently worked or were recently retired from a career in the science and technology industry.

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