Secret police and propaganda: The Chinese agents spying on expats in US
Experts say two espionage cases in the US highlight China's attempts to peddle influence globally over the past decade.
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"It's part of the same sort of strategic approach, which is to tamp down on dissent and to shape a clear narrative around the PRC, and to do that in bolder ways, as we're seeing."
— Lauryn Williams , Academic
Key People
Chen Jinping is a co-defendant of Lu Jianwang who pleaded guilty to acting as an unauthorized foreign agent.
Douglas London is a Georgetown University professor and former CIA officer who discusses China's espionage tactics.
Eileen Wang is the Mayor of Arcadia, California, who pleaded guilty to posting propaganda for the Chinese government.
Lauryn Williams is a deputy director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies who has tracked cases of Chinese espionage.
Lu Jianwang is the president of a Chinese community group implicated in espionage activities for the Chinese government.
Lyle Morris is a senior analyst who comments on China's efforts to exert influence abroad.
Xu Jie is a longtime critic of the Chinese government who fled to the US in 2013.
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Experts say two espionage cases in the US highlight China's attempts to peddle influence globally over the past decade.
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