Dustin Volz reports on a case of attempted espionage involving a man named Chris Chen, who posed as a business consultant and offered a House committee aide $10,000 for sensitive information about U.S. foreign policy concerning China, but the aide reported the overture to his superiors, leading to recorded conversations that revealed insights into Beijing's intelligence-gathering tactics amidst rising tensions between the U.S. and China. #ChineseEspionage #NationalSecurity #IntelligenceCommunity #CN #US #VE #SG #HK #GB #CA #TW
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How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.
Dustin Volz has reported on Chinese espionage for over a decade. He reviewed call transcripts and audio recordings provided by the House China Committee for this article.