Conflict & Security
Two Chinese nationals sentenced for recruiting US military members to spy
October 31, 2026 at 06:56 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
A US court has jailed two Chinese nationals for recruiting military members to spy for Beijing's intelligence service.
- A California court sentenced Liren Lai and Yuance Chen to 30 months in prison plus three years of supervised release.
- Both men pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as agents of a foreign government without notifying US authorities.
- The pair arranged secret cash payments totalling at least $30,000 in exchange for national security information.
- They photographed a naval facility and gathered personal information about US military personnel.