{"id":1403,"date":"2025-07-01T19:27:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:27:52","slug":"two-chinese-nationals-charged-with-u-s-espionage-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=1403","title":{"rendered":"TWO CHINESE NATIONALS CHARGED WITH U.S. ESPIONAGE EFFORTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. authorities have charged two Chinese nationals with acting on behalf of China\u2019s Ministry of State Security (MSS) to recruit American military personnel, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. The individuals allegedly facilitated covert intelligence-gathering operations on U.S. soil, including delivering a $10,000 \u201cdead-drop\u201d payment in Northern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two suspects, Yuance Chen, 38, a permanent U.S. resident living in Oregon, and Liren \u201cRyan\u201d Lai, 39, a Chinese citizen visiting Houston on a tourist visa, were arrested last Friday and appeared in federal courts in Portland and Houston on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the DOJ, both men worked to identify potential recruits within the U.S. Navy and coordinated clandestine exchanges for sensitive national security information. The dead-drop method, commonly used in espionage, involved leaving cash in a locker at a recreational facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party thought they were getting away with their scheme,\u201d said FBI Director Kash Patel, referencing the use of spy craft on U.S. territory. 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