1986-09-01
AFP published an exclusive wire service, making public for the first time the defection of the son of an old revolutionary and senior intelligence official to the United States, which led to the dismissal of Ling Yun, the first Minister of state security (MSS).
1986-02-21
Larry Wu-Tai Chin died in a federal prison in Virginia. While prison officials concluded it was suicide, his cause of death has sparked skepticism from the public and prosecutors.
Location: Virginia, United States ·
Importance IV ·
Verification: Disputed ·
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1985-11
After gathering evidence for three years, the FBI arrested Larry Wu-Tai Chin, who had infiltrated the CIA for decades, on espionage charges based on clues provided by Yu Qiangsheng.
1985
Yu Qiangsheng defected to the United States via a CIA-arranged flight through Hong Kong, causing massive tremors within the Chinese Communist Party.
1981
Yu Qiangsheng, an official of the Chinese Ministry of State Security, was recruited by the CIA in Beijing and began providing intelligence.
1968-05
Zhang Langlang was arrested in Hangzhou on charges including viciously attacking central leaders. At the time, Yu Qiangsheng served as the head of the special investigation team.
1958-02-10
Huang Jing, the father of Yu Qiangsheng, died in Guangzhou. Officials claimed it was due to illness, but intra-party rumors suggested he suffered a mental breakdown after being reprimanded by Mao Zedong at the Nanning Conference.