This Monday, June 3, China accused MI6, the British secret service, of having recruited officials within the Chinese central government, in this case a couple of spies.
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With our correspondent in Beijing, Stéphane Lagarde
Only the names of the suspects appear before the outcome of the trials in China, so it is by their surnames that Chinese state media call these two officials Wang and Zhou, who were allegedly recruited by MI6. A case which, according to the Chinese Ministry of State Security, begins with a Sino-British exchange program to study in the United Kingdom.
In China, the Ministry of State Security reports news of a spying case involving a central agency official and his wife. Wang and Zhou were allegedly recruited by the British secret service (MI6). pic.twitter.com/vPhoKOjGQz
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Wang was then spotted by the crown services as having a “strong desire for money”, says the official investigation cited by the state media. On his arrival in the United Kingdom, he was pampered, invited to dinner, then a former student allegedly offered him paid consultations, again according to official media. Information, advice which will end with “spy training” before a return to China, again according to the official report. Where, under British pressure, Mrs. Zhou, the wife of Mr. Wang, also an employee of a “ key central government unit » would also have agreed to provide information. End of report: It is not clear in which agencies these two officials worked, or where in the vast China.
For almost a year, London and Beijing accuse each other of spying. Last January, a case of spy recruited by the United Kingdom made headlines in China. Since then, no more news.
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