China has warned its citizens against “exotic beauties” seeking to lure them into the hands of foreign spy agencies.
The Ministry of State Security said a Chinese man, Li Si, went to a nightclub while on an overseas trip and was later blackmailed by foreign spies.
The ministry’s WeChat post’s title read, “Hunting for beauty? You may become the prey”.
Analysts say such warnings reflect a sense of insecurity among China’s leaders.
The Ministry of State Security, which functions as China’s intelligence and secret police agency, has increasingly been raising the alarm among citizens about the dangers of foreign spies.
The ministry has also been making public the cases of people being arrested for espionage in China. Earlier this month, the ministry said Beijing had detained an individual alleged to be spying for Britain’s foreign intelligence service, MI6.
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The Ministry of State Security said a Chinese man, Li Si, went to a nightclub while on an overseas trip and was later blackmailed by foreign spies.
The Ministry of State Security, which functions as China’s intelligence and secret police agency, has increasingly been raising the alarm among citizens about the dangers of foreign spies.
Part of espionage work has always exploited human weaknesses, be it greed, lust, pride, vanity, anger, disappointment or such," Ian Chong, a non-resident fellow with Carnegie China, told the BBC.
“To me, the Ministry of State Security’s media campaign and the recent highlighting of risks relating to honey traps are more reflective of a sense of insecurity and threat, particularly from the outside world, that the current Chinese leadership appears to perceive,” Mr Chong said.
Mr Li, who supposedly works for a state-owned firm, did not know that his activities were being tracked until several “burly foreigners in uniform” barged into his room and photographed him naked, according to the post.
“In the end, Mr Li [was] completely reduced to a puppet at the mercy of the foreign intelligence group and has caused immeasurable harm to China’s national security.”
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