Intensive Media Coverage of Rewards for Catching Spies Sparks Nationwide Spy-Hunting Craze - Chronicle

Recently, major media outlets have intensively reported on ordinary citizens receiving rewards for catching foreign spies, triggering a nationwide spy-hunting craze. Backpackers, surveyors, and scavengers are all being suspected of being spies or poisoners.

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2026-09-28 07:46 · 近日官方媒体密集报道民众抓境外间谍获奖新闻，民间掀起全民抓间谍潮，背包旅行者、测绘人员甚至拾荒者都被怀疑为间谍。

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Sayings · 2026-04-23 03:30 Recently, state media has intensively reported on citizens receiving awards for catching foreign spies, sparking a nationwide wave of spy-hunting among the public; backpackers, surveyors, and even scavengers are being suspected as spies.

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