Kathianne
09-04-2023, 11:09 AM
It's not recent, been seeing this since the 1970s. Just more sophisticated now-sorta:
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/chinese-gate-crashers-at-u-s-bases-spark-espionage-concerns-cdef8187?st=0qp2momb0odo5ru&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE
NATIONAL SECURITY
Chinese Gate-Crashers at U.S. Bases Spark Espionage Concerns
Washington has tracked about 100 incidents involving Chinese nationals trying to access American military and other installations
By Gordon Lubold
Warren P. Strobel
Aruna Viswanatha
Updated Sept. 4, 2023 12:02 am ET
WASHINGTON—Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and other sensitive sites in the U.S. as many as 100 times in recent years, according to U.S. officials, who describe the incidents as a potential espionage threat.
The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review last year to try to limit these incidents, which involve people whom officials have dubbed gate-crashers because of their attempts—either by accident or intentionally—to get onto U.S. military bases and other installations without proper authorization. They range from Chinese nationals found crossing into a U.S. missile range in New Mexico to what appeared to be scuba divers swimming in murky waters near a U.S. government rocket-launch site in Florida.
The incidents, which U.S. officials describe as a form of espionage, appear designed to test security practices at U.S. military installations and other federal sites. Officials familiar with the practice say the individuals are typically Chinese nationals pressed into service and required to report back to the Chinese government.
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https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/chinese-gate-crashers-at-u-s-bases-spark-espionage-concerns-cdef8187?st=0qp2momb0odo5ru&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE
NATIONAL SECURITY
Chinese Gate-Crashers at U.S. Bases Spark Espionage Concerns
Washington has tracked about 100 incidents involving Chinese nationals trying to access American military and other installations
By Gordon Lubold
Warren P. Strobel
Aruna Viswanatha
Updated Sept. 4, 2023 12:02 am ET
WASHINGTON—Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and other sensitive sites in the U.S. as many as 100 times in recent years, according to U.S. officials, who describe the incidents as a potential espionage threat.
The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review last year to try to limit these incidents, which involve people whom officials have dubbed gate-crashers because of their attempts—either by accident or intentionally—to get onto U.S. military bases and other installations without proper authorization. They range from Chinese nationals found crossing into a U.S. missile range in New Mexico to what appeared to be scuba divers swimming in murky waters near a U.S. government rocket-launch site in Florida.
The incidents, which U.S. officials describe as a form of espionage, appear designed to test security practices at U.S. military installations and other federal sites. Officials familiar with the practice say the individuals are typically Chinese nationals pressed into service and required to report back to the Chinese government.
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