The Central Intelligence Agency released two videos Thursday aimed at recruiting Chinese officials who might be disillusioned by their prospects in government in a bid to get them to share top secrets about China with the U.S.
The effort is part of a broader strategy by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to boost intelligence collection on China, which has become Washington’s biggest competitor and adversary in areas including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The U.S. also hopes to prevent Chinese military aggression against Taiwan.
The videos show potential recruits how to securely contact the agency. The first depicts a senior Chinese official who finds that despite his efforts to climb up the ranks, his family still lives in fear because of sweeping changes in government, leading him to contact the CIA. The Chinese leadership has embarked on an anti-corruption drive in recent years that has led to the dismissal of a number of senior officials.
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The effort is part of a broader strategy by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to boost intelligence collection on China, which has become Washington’s biggest competitor and adversary in areas including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The U.S. also hopes to prevent Chinese military aggression against Taiwan.
The videos show potential recruits how to securely contact the agency. The first depicts a senior Chinese official who finds that despite his efforts to climb up the ranks, his family still lives in fear because of sweeping changes in government, leading him to contact the CIA. The Chinese leadership has embarked on an anti-corruption drive in recent years that has led to the dismissal of a number of senior officials.
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CIA boosts social media campaign to recruit Chinese officials
The Central Intelligence Agency released two videos Thursday aimed at recruiting Chinese officials who might be disillusioned by their prospects
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