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Two Chinese nationals arrested for spying on US Navy personnel and bases
FoxNews ^ | 7/1/25 | Greg Whener

Posted on 07/01/2025 7:54:37 AM PDT by CFW

Two Chinese nationals face serious charges after they allegedly acted as agents of the People's Republic of China’s government to collect intelligence about U.S. Navy service members and bases, while also recruiting other military members to carry out tasks for the country’s main foreign intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security (MSS).

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Chinese national Yuance Chen, who resides in Happy Valley, Oregon, and Liren Lai, who traveled to Houston on a tourist visa in April 2025, were arrested on Friday. Both individuals face charges of overseeing and carrying out various clandestine intelligence tasks in the U.S. on behalf of the Ministry of State Security.

Along with assisting with the recruitment of potential MSS assets and gathering intel about service members and bases, the two men are accused of facilitating a "dead drop" payment of cash on behalf of the MSS.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chinese; militarybases; spying

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Yet we continue letting Chinese nationals buy property adjoining our military bases. Go figure.
1 posted on 07/01/2025 7:54:37 AM PDT by CFW
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“The DOJ said in 2022 and 2023, the two visited a U.S. Naval installation in Washington State as well as a Navy recruitment center in San Gabriel, California.

While at the recruitment center, Chen allegedly took photos of a bulletin board that contained the names, programs and hometowns of Navy recruits. The majority of those listed on the board noted that their hometown was “China,” and the photos appeared to be transmitted to an MSS intelligence officer in China, the DOJ claimed.”


2 posted on 07/01/2025 7:55:57 AM PDT by CFW
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Give them the Rosenberg treatment.


3 posted on 07/01/2025 7:56:13 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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When are these communist skunks not spying on us? Millions of Chinese here also do low level light kind of spying. As in reporting back to CCP shit-masters what they see here that is of value


4 posted on 07/01/2025 7:56:57 AM PDT by dennisw (There is no limit to human stupidity)
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Isn’t spying for another country eligible for the death penalty? Yes!


5 posted on 07/01/2025 7:58:25 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star! ;-))
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No way!


6 posted on 07/01/2025 7:58:27 AM PDT by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh
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Trump needs to suspend all PRC visas for at least one year!


7 posted on 07/01/2025 7:58:54 AM PDT by Reily
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Two down, 500,000 to go.


8 posted on 07/01/2025 8:04:23 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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“While at the recruitment center, Chen allegedly took photos of a bulletin board that contained the names, programs and hometowns of Navy recruits. The majority of those listed on the board noted that their hometown was ‘China.’ “

Wait . . . So the Navy is happily recruiting large numbers of Chinese into its ranks?! At least in the Pacific Northwest. Amazing.


9 posted on 07/01/2025 8:04:46 AM PDT by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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Agree. You find them dotted all over various places and industries. As an example, doctor offices. Imagine the information they are privy to. I truly believe they are spies.


10 posted on 07/01/2025 8:06:14 AM PDT by NeverTyranny
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There must be a tree high enough for their treasonous necks
11 posted on 07/01/2025 8:06:48 AM PDT by skinny old man (Still lurking and posting after all these years(27 yrs ?)(more ?)(seems like more...))
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Two Chinese nationals face serious charges

They're spying for their own country.

12 posted on 07/01/2025 8:09:35 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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The true spies are those foreigners we give citizenship to then give them a security clearance.

I have known countless foreigners that hated America but worked in secured programs. I have no doubt many sent sensitive information home.

Did the DoD, NSA, NRO, anyone care? Nope. It was far easier just to claim things were happening behind the scenes no one knew about but to just trust the situation was under control. It wasn’t under control. I think it was all part of the plan to hurt America.


13 posted on 07/01/2025 8:13:54 AM PDT by CodeToad
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And you can bet that on that land are shipping containers filled with thousands of drones ready to be released on a moment’s notice.


14 posted on 07/01/2025 8:38:52 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

15 posted on 07/01/2025 8:52:14 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpers are Republicans the same way Liz Cheney is a Republican.)
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Same containers and semi trailers can carry surface to air missiles or ordinary ground to ground rockets and launchers.


16 posted on 07/01/2025 8:56:41 AM PDT by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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I’m sure China has managed at least one drop to Mamdani.


17 posted on 07/01/2025 9:15:10 AM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
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Yet we continue letting Chinese nationals buy property adjoining our military bases. Go figure.

Where *specifically* are the Chinese buying property directly adjoining a military base?

18 posted on 07/01/2025 9:19:31 AM PDT by Fury
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This is interesting, Yuance Chen is an importer and has received 5 shipments from China.

https://www.importgenius.com/importers/yuance-chen


19 posted on 07/01/2025 9:22:22 AM PDT by Doctor Congo
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20 posted on 07/01/2025 9:36:43 AM PDT by Mean Daddy
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