Two Men Accused of Spying for Chinese Intelligence in U.S. Navy Espionage Case

Federal authorities have arrested two men accused of operating as covert agents for the Chinese government, allegedly targeting U.S. Navy personnel and facilities in a suspected intelligence-gathering effort.

The Department of Justice announced that Yuance Chen, a resident of Happy Valley, Oregon, and Liren Lai, who recently arrived in Houston on a tourist visa, have been charged with acting on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), the country’s main foreign intelligence agency.

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