(Los Angeles Comprehensive) The US Department of Justice said two US Navy soldiers were arrested for being suspected of being engaged in spy activities in China.They are suspected of selling sensitive information to Beijing, including warships and their weapon system operating manuals, as well as radar system blueprints and a large U.S. military exercise plan.
The two male defendants were naturalized citizens born in China.The 22 -year -old Wei Jinchao (transliterated, Jinchao Wei) was served in the USS Essex amphibious attack ship in San Diego.He allegedly charged thousands of dollars and delivered dozens of documents, photos and videos of ships and systems to the Chinese side, including the potential vulnerability of warships, which threatened the security of the US sailor.
If he is convicted, Wei Jinchao may face life imprisonment.
Another defendant is 26 -year -old naval officer Zhao Wenheng (transliterated, Wenheng Zhao), who has served in the Wensura County Naval Base he served in the California.
He allegedly charged nearly $ 15,000 (about S $ 20,000) to provide an intelligence in the United States in a large -scale military exercise in the Indo -Pacific region to a Chinese intelligence personnel, including the time and place of amphibious landing, etc.detail.
He was also charged with the radar system electrical diagram and blueprint of the US military in Okinawa Base in Japan.If he is convicted, Zhao Wenheng may face 20 years in prison.
FBI: China continues to try to destroy American democracy in China: should not be concluded
Turner, an official of the FBI (FBI) anti -terrorist department, said that the arrest operation reminds people that China continues to try to destroy American democracy, threatens to defend democracy, and seduce American soldiers to provide them with possible harm to the United States that may seriously endanger the United States.Sensitive military intelligence of national security.
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, stated that he did not understand the details of the case, but warned that he should not be concluded.
He said in a statement: "In recent years, the U.S. government and the media have frequently speculated that the" spy 'involved in China, many of which have been found to have no basis afterwards ... China has resolutely opposed the United States' unprecedented injury and discreditation of China. "