KaiChieh “KJ” Hsu, a judge in the National Security and Military Division of the Taipei District Court, said the pattern of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spy recruitment has shifted over the past decade from high-value targets such as generals, weapons systems, and radar maps to information as ordinary as military meals and training schedules.
Hsu spoke on July 10 at the Hudson Institute in Washington.
Such information can be used as an inexpensive first request, he said. Recruiters can approach military or government personnel through LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and other online platforms, offer a small payment for material that appears unimportant, and later direct promising recruits to more senior handlers….