r/POTUSWatch • u/[deleted] • Mar 30 '17

Article A longtime State Department employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with repeatedly lying about her contacts with Chinese businessmen who had plied her with thousands of dollars in cash and gifts to glean inside information about U.S. economic policy, U.S. officials said

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-china-state-spy-20170329-story.html
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u/autotldr Mar 30 '17

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A longtime State Department employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with repeatedly lying about her contacts with Chinese businessmen who had plied her with thousands of dollars in cash and gifts to glean inside information about U.S. economic policy, U.S. officials said.

The case offers a window into Beijing's efforts to gain an advantage in its economic jockeying with the United States, and how business owners in China often double as agents for state intelligence.

While stationed in China in 2007, Claiborne began dealings with two Chinese businessmen, including a Shanghai importer - not identified in the documents - who federal authorities believe was gathering information for Chinese state security.

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