22 Sep '20 04:46>
Not long after FBI director Wray talked about how they are opening a new counter-intelligence investigation on the Chinese every ten hours, we have another high profile incident of Chinese-Americans abusing their positions in government to spy on behalf of the Chinese Communists.
This time, though, it includes the particularly pernicious fact that the person involved was targeting Tibetans!
And the FBI has some strong words about the PRC:
It's also fairly unique because he was a military reservist.
My favorite part of the article, however, is this:
https://www.thedailyfodder.com/2020/09/new-york-city-police-department-officer.html?utm_source=ruqqus&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialshare
The ChiComs are dedicated to the destruction of the Tibetan identity -- but they call this preservation, and use such organizations to corrupt institutions abroad and to terrorize their own Chinese expat communities.
I certainly hope that none of the Chinese descent people who use this website have had run-ins with this arm of the PRC.
This time, though, it includes the particularly pernicious fact that the person involved was targeting Tibetans!
“The defendant is charged with violating his sworn oath as a New York City police officer to protect and serve the citizens of New York by instead reporting to PRC government officials about the activities of Chinese citizens in the New York area and developing intelligence sources within the Tibetan community in the United States,” stated Acting United States Attorney Seth D. DuCharme. “Today’s arrest shows that no one – especially one sworn to uphold the law – is immune from prosecution for illegal acts on behalf of foreign governments.”
And the FBI has some strong words about the PRC:
“The defendant allegedly violated the trust of his community and the New York City Police Department on behalf of a foreign power, the People’s Republic of China. This type of conduct simply cannot be tolerated,” said Alan E. Kohler, Jr., Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. “This case serves as yet another reminder that China represents the biggest counterintelligence threat to the United States and that the FBI and our partners will be aggressive in investigating and stopping such activities within our nation.”
It's also fairly unique because he was a military reservist.
My favorite part of the article, however, is this:
Since at least 2014, Angwang acted at the direction and control of officials at the PRC Consulate in New York City. Specifically, Angwang reported on the activities of Chinese citizens in the New York area, spotted and assessed potential intelligence sources within the Tibetan community in New York and elsewhere, and provided PRC officials with access to senior NYPD officials through invitations to official events. One of the PRC Consular officials at whose direction Angwang acted worked for the “China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture,” a division of the PRC’s United Front Work Department. This Department is responsible for, among other things, neutralizing potential opponents of the PRC and co-opting ethnic Chinese individuals living outside the PRC.
https://www.thedailyfodder.com/2020/09/new-york-city-police-department-officer.html?utm_source=ruqqus&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialshare
The ChiComs are dedicated to the destruction of the Tibetan identity -- but they call this preservation, and use such organizations to corrupt institutions abroad and to terrorize their own Chinese expat communities.
I certainly hope that none of the Chinese descent people who use this website have had run-ins with this arm of the PRC.