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Monday, May 05, 2014

Ten-year prison term for web user as China cracks 'foreign military spy' ring: state media

Chengdu J-20An unnamed foreign country has for years used Chinese social media and Internet forums to recruit spies and gather sensitive information on Chinese military development, the overseas edition of the People’s Daily said on Monday.

Since 2007, at least 40 people in 20 provinces have provided military secrets to a foreign intelligence agent identified only by an online alias, Feige, or "Flying Brother", said the Communist Party mouth piece.

The report said the foreign agent befriended internet users via online bookstores or military fan web forums, which enjoy widespread popularity among young Chinese web users, and then offer them money in exchange for gathering military intelligence.

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