Man known as pro-democracy activist convicted in US of giving China intel on dissidents

A US pro-democracy activist has been found guilty of informing for Beijing. What are the lessons for Australia?

As the US convicts a prominent Chinese-American scholar of spying on dissidents for Beijing, experts say Australia is facing a similar risk but should avoid "witch-hunts" in counter foreign interference efforts.

Chinese American scholar convicted of spying on dissidents for Beijing

‘Pro-Democracy Activist’ Convicted of Being Chinese Agent Faces 25 Years in U.S. Prison

A federal court in New York convicted naturalized U.S. citizen Wang Shujun of working as an agent for China’s Ministry of State Security.

Chinese American Posing as Pro-Democracy Activist Is Convicted of Spying for China

A prominent Chinese American scholar based in New York was convicted Aug. 6 on charges he lived a double life as a spy for communist China for over a decade. Wang Shujun, a 75-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, established himself as a critic of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and co-founded a pro-democracy organization in New York. However, behind the facade was a man who spied on pro-democracy activists and shared his findings with four offi…

Man guilty of spying for China on democracy activists in U.S.

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