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CIA Intensifies Effort to Recruit Chinese Officials with Mandarin Videos

The agency's cinematic social media campaign invites disillusioned CCP members to leak secrets via secure digital channels.

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A security officer keeps watch during the second plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
CIA Director John Ratcliffe departs after a television interview at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Overview

  • The CIA has released two Mandarin-language videos targeting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, encouraging them to share classified information with the U.S.
  • The videos, live on platforms like YouTube and Telegram, depict fictional senior and junior CCP officials becoming disillusioned with China's political system.
  • This initiative builds on an October 2024 campaign aimed at recruiting informants in China, Iran, and North Korea through secure contact instructions online.
  • CIA officials are confident the videos are bypassing China's internet censorship, reaching millions, and prompting secure contact with potential informants.
  • The recruitment drive focuses on intelligence related to China's advanced technology, military, cyber capabilities, economic data, and foreign policy.