{"id":4775,"date":"2023-08-04T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T21:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4775"},"modified":"2023-08-04T16:14:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T21:14:25","slug":"2-us-navy-sailors-arrested-for-alleged-chinese-linked-natl-security-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=4775","title":{"rendered":"2 US Navy sailors arrested for alleged Chinese-linked nat\u2019l security crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-4776\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29.png 827w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29-770x404.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29-293x154.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/image-29-390x205.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two U.S. Nay sailors were arrested this week for sending sensitive military information to the Chinese Communist Party,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/two-us-navy-servicemembers-arrested-transmitting-military-information-peoples-republic-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei, 22, assigned to the San Diego-based USS Essex, was arrested on Wednesday for alleged espionage. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Navy servicemember, Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was arrested after a federal grand jury indictment \u201ccharging him with receiving bribes in exchange for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to an individual posing as a maritime economic researcher, but who was actually an intelligence officer from the PRC.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese\u00a0individuals\u00a0stand accused of violating the commitments they made to protect\u00a0the United States and\u00a0betraying the public trust, to the\u00a0benefit of the PRC government,\u201d\u00a0said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department\u2019s National Security Division. \u201cThe Department of Justice\u00a0will continue to use every tool in our arsenal to counter threats from China and to deter those who aid them in breaking our laws and threatening our national security.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Director Suzanne Turner of the FBI\u2019s Counterintelligence Division said the arrests highlight the \u201crelentless, aggressive efforts of the People\u2019s Republic of China to undermine our democracy and threaten those who defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe PRC compromised enlisted personnel to secure sensitive military information that could seriously jeopardize U.S. national security,\u201d she continued. \u201cThe FBI and our partners remain vigilant in our determination to combat espionage, and encourage past and present government officials to report any suspicious interactions with suspected foreign intelligence officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United States officials recently discovered Chinese malware on multiple military systems that experts claim was intended to disrupt the U.S. military and may give China the ability to cut power, water and communications to U.S. military bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/2-us-navy-sailors-arrested-for-alleged-chinese-linked-natl-security-crimes-report\/\">https:\/\/americanmilitarynews.com\/2023\/08\/2-us-navy-sailors-arrested-for-alleged-chinese-linked-natl-security-crimes-report\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two U.S. Nay sailors were arrested this week for sending sensitive military information to the Chinese Communist Party,&nbsp;according to&nbsp;the Department of Justice. U.S. Navy Sailor Jinchao Wei, 22, assigned to the San Diego-based USS Essex, was arrested on Wednesday for alleged espionage. \u00a0 U.S. Navy servicemember, Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, was arrested after a federal grand jury indictment \u201ccharging him with receiving bribes in exchange for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to an individual posing as a maritime economic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4777,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775\/revisions\/4777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}