The Chinese Communist Party has intensified its espionage activities in the U.S., with a House report exposing over 60 cases of intelligence operations linked to Beijing during the Biden administration. The findings confirm China’s widespread efforts to acquire military and technological secrets through hacking, corporate infiltration, and human intelligence networks.
Congress unmasks perils of 'Beijing Biden' era: China's expanding mass espionage efforts
The problem has become so pervasive that the FBI now opens a Chinese counterintelligence operations roughly every 12 hours, House panel says.https://t.co/1Vy6wI00x9— Grannapple (@ameikajr) February 18, 2025
The report states that China has become the primary foreign threat to U.S. national security, accounting for 80% of economic espionage prosecutions. The FBI has been forced to respond to new cases every 12 hours, underscoring the growing threat.
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Espionage Threat Increased Under Biden, Congressional Report Finds https://t.co/aRyYXQDTe9
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The Biden administration’s handling of these issues has come under scrutiny, particularly after the president pardoned two convicted Chinese spies in late 2024. Yanjun Xu, a Chinese intelligence officer who attempted to steal aerospace technology, and Ji Chaoqun, who worked to recruit spies for Beijing, were granted clemency as part of a prisoner swap.
The Bank of China gave the Bidens 10% of a billion-dollar investment fund, and Hunter has repeatedly acknowledged that he worked for the "spy chief of China."
Do you think Joe Biden is worried about a Chinese spy balloon flying over our nuclear arsenal?https://t.co/E4cWThHtHm pic.twitter.com/4eCMeKtXg5
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China’s espionage has also extended to cyber warfare. Last year, a Chinese hacking group infiltrated nine major U.S. telecommunications companies, and another group linked to Beijing gained access to the Treasury Department’s network.
Concerns over Beijing’s growing presence in the U.S. have also been fueled by the purchase of land near key military bases. In December, federal agents arrested a Chinese national for flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base, an incident authorities say is part of a larger pattern of intelligence gathering.
The House report concludes that China’s influence inside the U.S. has expanded significantly in recent years, raising urgent questions about national security vulnerabilities and the government’s ability to counter foreign threats.
