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2004-01-16 East Asia

China holds top official as "British spy"

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Posted by rkb 2004-01-16 10:42:06 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The biggest espionage case in China in recent years involved bugs that were planted in the upholstery of a Boeing 767 that was being fitted in the US before its intended use as Mr Jiangâs presidential plane. The bugs were discovered in 2001 shortly after the planeâs arrival in China because of a humming sound they emitted. The bugging incident did not lead to any appreciable souring in US-China relations.

What really bugs me is the fact that the Financial Times routinely get the facts wrong. This was an instance of a Chinese intelligence agency spying on Jiang.* US, not Chinese, officials informed Jiang about the bugs.

* No, China is not a monolith - factions do and continue to contend with each other.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-1-16 1:39:57 PM|| 2004-1-16 1:39:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 ZF, good catch on the spying specifics. Elite media also totally distorted (pc for lied) this fact when it came out. Par for the course.

Posted by Jarhead 2004-1-16 2:02:42 PM|| 2004-1-16 2:02:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Here's the AFP article from the Taipei Times.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-1-16 2:38:55 PM|| 2004-1-16 2:38:55 PM|| Front Page Top

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