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CIA Recruitment Videos Spark Outrage and Tensions with China

5/6/2025

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In a bold move, the CIA unveiled two recruitment videos aimed at disenchanted Chinese officials, igniting outrage in Beijing, which labeled the effort a "naked political provocation." China retaliated with accusations of U.S. espionage, intensifying fears of heightened suspicion and repression within its political ranks amid escalating tensions.

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In a bold move, the CIA unveiled two recruitment videos aimed at disenchanted Chinese officials, igniting outrage in Beijing, which labeled the effort a "naked political provocation." China retaliated with accusations of U.S. espionage, intensifying fears of heightened suspicion and repression within its political ranks amid escalating tensions.