Dual defence betrayal: China reveals rare case of executive spying for 2 countries
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Dual defence betrayal: China reveals rare case of executive spying for 2 countries
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Highly regarded employee who handled international business for Chinese military trading firm arrested for leaking sensitive information
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Published: 5:00pm, 31 Aug 2026Updated: 5:17pm, 31 Aug 2026
An executive at a Chinese military trading company has been arrested for leaking sensitive defence information to intelligence agencies from two countries, Beijing’s top spy and anti-espionage agency revealed on Monday.
The Ministry of State Security regularly publicises espionage cases to raise public awareness, but the vast majority of these disclosures focus on individuals targeted by a single foreign intelligence service.
Public disclosures involving a Chinese national recruited simultaneously by multiple separate foreign intelligence agencies are extremely rare.
The ministry outlined the case of the suspect, identified only by his surname Zhang, in an article published on an official social media account.
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