US EditionCIA Releases Chinese-Language Video Seeking Informants
The CIA's Mandarin video instructs Chinese informants on secure anonymous communication, urging caution and VPN use in a strategic U.S. intelligence effort.
- Central Intelligence Agency posted a two-minute Mandarin-language video on its official X account, urging people with information about China to share confidential tips and explaining secure contact steps.
- Amid simmering U.S.–China tensions and Beijing's closer ties with Russia and North Korea, CIA Director John Ratcliffe highlighted ongoing recruitment efforts after a similar video last spring.
- The video advises using public Wi‑Fi, non-personal devices, Western VPNs, anonymous Western email, and deleting browsing history, then submitting tips via CIA website tip form.
- Some users posted mixed reactions online, the CIA provided a website tip form but did not disclose benefits, and the video urged caution with a call to `Contact us securely`.
- Observers noted the unusual step of the agency targeting people in national security, diplomacy, science, advanced technology, defence industry, and everyday Chinese citizens with economic, fiscal or trade policy knowledge.
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CIA Releases Video to Encourage Chinese to Divulge ‘Truth About China’
(The Epoch Times)—The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released a new video for Chinese citizens outlining nine step-by-step methods for establishing secure contact with the agency, according to a Jan. 16 post on X. 此视频提供安全联系中央情报局的全套步骤。以下有几个在进行安全联系之前及在过程中务必考量的事项。中情局想知道中国的真相，我们正在寻找知道并能告知真相的人。 pic.twitter.com/LlLLdfA2Q4 — CIA (@CIA) January 15, 2026 In the video, the CIA says it is seeking individuals inside China who have access to informat…
CIA released a Mandarin video on social media to invite Chinese citizens to share anonymous confidential information
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CIA Releases New Video to Encourage Chinese to Divulge ‘Truth About China’
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released a new video for Chinese citizens outlining nine step-by-step methods for establishing secure contact with the agency, according to a Jan. 16 post on X. In the video, the CIA says it is seeking individuals inside China who have access to information about the country’s political system and are willing to share it safely. “The CIA wants to know the truth about China,” the agency wrote in Chinese i…
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