Two alleged Chinese spies charged after targeting Navy bases in WA, OR, CA, TX

BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF

 

Two men accused of spying for China are facing federal charges, with one suspect having ties to Washington.

A multi-agency investigation disrupted a “clandestine People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of State Security Intelligence network operating in the U.S.,” the Department of Justice said. According to The Center Square, the Chinese spies allegedly tried to recruit U.S. Navy personnel, including at a base in Washington.

One suspect was arrested in Oregon, the other in Texas. Yuance Chen, 38, a PRC national and legal permanent resident in Happy Valley, Oregon, was arrested after trying to identify U.S. Navy personnel for potential recruitment by the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS), PRC’s foreign intelligence service. Liren Lai was arrested in Houston on the same day for similar charges…

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