Chinese Communist Party (CCP ) spying in the United States “expanded rapidly” under the Biden-Harris administration’s watch, according to a congressional report released Thursday.
Published by the House Homeland Security Committee’s House Committee On Homeland Security’s Subcommittee On Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, And Intelligence, the judgment information how cases of “CCP-related spy and acts of international repression” have substantially increased since President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took business. The Daily Caller News Foundation first covered the study.
” Beijing has consistently encroached upon British sovereignty to spy, intimidate, and abuse not only sympathizers, but also National people”, Committee Chair and Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn. said in a statement. ” It is crucial that we remain perceptive of the risk the CCP poses to the safety of the American citizens, so that we are always prepared to counteract its malign effect.”
According to the review, there have been more than 55 “CCP-related spy cases in 20 state” from January 2021-October 2024. These have included incidents related to” transmission of delicate defense information to]the People’s Republic of China ] PRC”,” stealing of trade secrets to gain the PRC”,” international repression schemes to pin PRC dissidents”, and “obstruction of justice”.
According to a report from The Federalist, there have been several instances of foreign nationals attempting to breach American military installations just this year. A Chinese man was apparently attempting to enter the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California, in March when officers apprehended him.
Thursday’s analysis highlights several incidents involving Chinese nationals and conspirators charged ( and convicted ) by the U. S. government for espionage-related activities. One of the cases mentioned is that of Ji Chaoqun, who, according to the review, “was sentenced to eight years in prison for acting improperly as an agent of the PRC in the U.S. S”.
According to the assessment, “[Chaoqun ] was assigned to the Ministry of State Security’s ( PRC ) high-intelligence officer positions with responsibilities relating to attracting scientists and engineers from the United States to gain access to cutting-edge aerospace and satellite technologies being developed by American companies.”
Thursday’s report comes amid growing concerns among lawmakers about the flow of Chinese immigrants trespassing the U. S. Mexico borders under the Biden-Harris management. The House Homeland Security Committee separately noted that” ]i ] n FY24 alone, Border Patrol agents have recorded more than 36, 000 apprehensions of Chinese nationals—more than all those recorded from FY07-20 combined”.
The Federalist employees author Shawn Fleetwood graduated from the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a condition content writer for Agreement of States Action and his work has been featured in various stores, including RealClearPolitics, RealClear Health, and Conservative Review. Following him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood