Balloons to cyber attacks: How China has spied on the US for decades
Spy balloons are just one way that China conducts espionage against the U.S.
BY JEFF SCHOGOL | PUBLISHED FEB 6, 2023 5:03 PM
When it comes to spying on the United State, China truly is in a league of its own.
Despite the Chinese spy balloon’s ignominious end on Saturday, China has achieved numerous intelligence coups during the 21st Century, including capturing a Navy EP-3 spy plane along with its cryptologic equipment; planting an alleged mole in the FBI, who is accused of helping Chinese intelligence identify American spies; and hacking the Office of Personnel Management, stealing sensitive information on more than 22 million people.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C, produced a list in 2021 of 160 examples of Chinese espionage against the United States since 2000. The list shows that China uses a wide array of methods to steal the U.S. government’s most sensitive secrets, including classified information about technologies on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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