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.