On the Offense: China Flagrantly Probing U.S. Military Facilities as Incidents Increase
Christopher Burgess / Dec 30, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end, a noticeable uptick in physical security probes by China against U.S. defense entities and those associated with the White House have percolated to the forefront. Facility Security Officers (FSO) should view the apprehension of these uninvited Chinese guests as the miner views the dying canary in the coal mine.
Time to pay attention.
NAS Key West Chinese intruder
On December 26, Lyulou Liao was arrested probing Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, FL, according to the criminal affidavit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) described in the affidavit how at about 6:50 AM, Liao was observed walking the fence line of the NAS. And then, where the fence met the water’s edge, circumventing the fence and making his way through the rocky shore into the NAS. The NCIS note in the affidavit that the fence was well marked, with English language signage noting the restricted nature of the facility and with ample “No Trespassing†notices.
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