‘The threat is deep,’ expert says, but expect U.S. law enforcement to make ’many more' arrests of agents acting at the behest of the CCP.
Washington DC, Sept.18.– For years, Beijing has been tightening its hold on the United States, drawing intelligence from the U.S. government while silencing critics with the help of agents embedded in U.S. society.
The United States is now hitting back—and seeing results, according to experts.
In early September, prosecutors arrested Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, accusing her of acting on behalf of Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for gifts and payouts to her family that were valued at millions of dollars.
There has also been a marked increase in the rate of convictions or pleas in recent months. The Justice Department (DOJ) has brought forth dozens of CCP-directed espionage and foreign agent cases in the past four years, resulting in at least 13 convictions or pleas, with more than half of those taking place this year—including three in the past month—according to an Epoch Times review of the court records.
On Aug. 6, a Chinese American scholar posing as a pro-democracy activist was convicted by a jury for spying on dissidents for the CCP.
On Aug. 13, a U.S. Army intelligence analyst from Texas pleaded guilty to selling military secrets to the CCP.
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