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How China Turns Stanford Students Into Spies

  • Two Stanford sophomores investigated how Chinese intelligence operatives targeted students on their campus during 2024 in the Bay Area, California.
  • Their investigation followed few prior reports detailing China's espionage methods at elite U.S. Universities amid widespread concerns over Beijing's efforts to steal military and technology secrets.
  • The inquiry revealed a man known as Charles Chen posing as a Stanford student who contacted mostly female students researching China-related topics, offering trips and urging secure communication through CCP-monitored WeChat.
  • One student named Anna described a three-part coercion process: targeting, administering loyalty tests, and demanding intelligence be sent back, while Chen advised travel plans to avoid visa scrutiny and deleting evidence.
  • The report highlights a significant national security threat, prompting Stanford to affirm strong protections against espionage, while critics call for public acknowledgment and careful vetting of foreign students to safeguard research integrity.
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The Free Press broke the news in on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
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