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U.S. expelled two Chinese officials, including intel officer posing as diplomat, after they drove onto military base: NYT

The U.S. and Chinese flags fly displayed outside a hotel in Beijing in May. The United States secretly expelled two Chinese Embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported Sunday. The newspaper, which cited people with knowledge of the episode, said it appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that the U.S. has expelled Chinese diplomats on suspicion of espionage. | AFP-JIJI

Reuters

Dec 16, 2019

WASHINGTON –

The U.S. government covertly moved to expel two officials from the Chinese Embassy earlier this year, after they drove onto a military base, the New York Times reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

The newspaper reported www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/world/asia/us-china-spies.html on Sunday that one of the two Chinese officials is believed to be an intelligence officer operating under diplomatic cover.

The Chinese officials breached security at a base in Virginia this fall, and only stopped driving after fire trucks were used to block their path, the Times said.

U.S. expelled two Chinese officials, including intel officer posing as diplomat, after they drove onto military base: NYT

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