CCP Spies · Full chronicle and history

Between August 2024 and February 2025, a South Korean Army soldier repeatedly leaked non-public information, such as South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and South Korean military training, to an individual claiming to be a Chinese intelligence officer, receiving a total of 88,000 RMB. In August 2026, the South Korean Supreme Court upheld the second-instance ruling, sentencing him to 4 years in prison, along with fines and the confiscation of illegal proceeds.

On September 16, The Wall Street Journal disclosed that Zhengzhou Zhirong Network Technology Company used AI technology to organize stolen foreign government classified data and sold intelligence to the Chinese public (Public Security) organs, involving secrets of countries such as Russia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and the Vatican.

U.S. President Trump disclosed that U.S. intelligence agencies have long been aware that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has obtained approximately 220 million U.S. voter records. Declassified documents indicate that Chinese intelligence agencies established a dedicated unit to analyze and exploit this data, designating the election database—which aggregates vast amounts of voter information—as a key intelligence target. This data is being monitored as part of China's long-term, systematic efforts to collect information on foreign citizens, with the incident involving concerns not only regarding election security but also the potential for personal data to be used for intelligence analysis and other strategic purposes.

Li Yanhui, nicknamed "Review", was released in May of that year, but is still restricted from leaving the country.

After Lai Ching-te took office, the “Thunderbolt Operation” was launched again, claiming to have uncovered over a thousand infiltration cases, but Taiwan officials said they do not understand.

Hokkaido University professor Yuan Keqin was sentenced to six years in prison for violating the anti-espionage law.

Rocket Force commander Li Yuchao was purged after a US military report exposed the Rocket Force's deployment, leading to another round of purges throughout the Rocket Force.

Meng Wanzhou landed at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport on a Chinese government chartered flight; on the same day, two Canadian citizens, Michael, who had been detained by China, were released and boarded a flight back to Toronto.

In retaliation for Tsai Ing-wen's hardline stance, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the “Thunderbolt 2020” special operation, claiming to have solved over a hundred Taiwan spy theft cases.

Nicknamed “Review”, Li Yanheng was arrested by Shanghai state security on charges of endangering national security when he returned to Shanghai to handle the cancellation of his Chinese nationality.

Hokkaido University professor Yuan Keqin was arrested by state security during a trip back to China for a funeral.

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver, Canada. On the same day, the CCP arrested two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on charges of espionage.

Following the introduction of China's Anti-Espionage Law, the methods for taking hostages have become more diversified.

The Ghanaian couple, the Jia Cheng couple, who run a café in Dandong, a border city between China and North Korea, were arrested by Chinese state security on suspicion of espionage and endangering national security; the timeline is basically the same as that of the arrest and release of the Ghanaian-Chinese businessman Su Bin.