Four arrests linked to Chinese spy ring
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By Bill Gertz
Four persons arrested in Los Angeles are part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering ring, federal investigators said, and the suspects caused serious compromises for 15 years to major U.S. weapons systems, including submarines and warships.
U.S. intelligence and security officials said the case remains under investigation but that it could prove to be among the most damaging spy cases since the 1985 one of John A. Walker Jr., who passed Navy communication codes to Moscow for 22 years.
The Los Angeles spy ring has operated since 1990 and has funneled technology and military secrets to China in the form of documents and computer disks, officials close to the case said.
The ring was led by Chi Mak and his wife, Rebecca Laiwah Chiu, along with Mr. Chi’s brother, Tai Wang Mak, and his wife, Fuk Heung Li, officials said.
Key compromises uncovered so far include sensitive data on Aegis battle management systems that are the core of U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers.
China covertly obtained the Aegis technology and earlier this year deployed its first Aegis warship, code-named Magic Shield, intelligence officials have said.
The Chinese also obtained sensitive data on U.S. submarines, including classified details related to the new Virginia-class attack submarines.
Officials said based on a preliminary assessment, China now will be able to track U.S. submarines, a compromise that potentially could be devastating if the United States enters a conflict with China in defending Taiwan.
By: hallo84 - 11th November 2005 at 06:12
The names of the persons involved sound either like Cantonese, Malaysian-Chinese or Singaporean-Chinese.
Or someone who went to america a “long” time ago.
By: Pinko - 11th November 2005 at 01:18
Heard saying that Mr Chi Mak was the US branch chief of the influential Chinese language Phoenix TV which counts Mr Murdock‘s News Corp as a substantial share holder.
By: crobato - 11th November 2005 at 00:12
The names of the persons involved sound either like Cantonese, Malaysian-Chinese or Singaporean-Chinese.
By: Hell King - 10th November 2005 at 23:18
I’ve heard about this already, but how one Earth did the Chinese gain access to American establishments?
You do know that the Chinese make up a large portion of the US R&D community? A decade ago I read that they make up something like over 20%. I’m sure it’s much larger today. So don’t think you place restrictions on a community that large in R&D. The US government was stupid enough to believe otherwise believing all scientists and engineers in the US are caucasions. That’s why when they tried to place restrictions on Chinese scientists at Los Alamos after the the Wen Ho Lee incident, they had to immediately repeal the new restrictions because they found out they needed them more than risk losing them to discrimination.
By: Pinko - 10th November 2005 at 11:38
Here is the full report:
By: Pinko - 10th November 2005 at 11:31
Do you think somebody’s top secret house like public washroom? Just enter and get whatever he wants?
From W88 to PAC/F16/AH64, now, SSN /Aegis. too many repeats, anyone will be used to such kind of “story”.
No matter how if there’s an achievement in China’s defense industry, it must be a leak from American top secret house.
What a simple mathematics.
By: Canpark - 10th November 2005 at 11:26
I’ve heard about this already, but how one Earth did the Chinese gain access to American establishments?
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