{"id":1991027,"date":"2023-08-04T14:09:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T14:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T18:11:37","slug":"us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Sailors Arrested for Alleged Treachery Following Chinese Espionage Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Call \u200cto Total War: China&#8217;s Espionage Order<\/h2>\n<p>In the raging days of World War II, leadership in Nazi Germany first put into words an all-hands approach to conflict they dubbed <em>totaler Krieg<\/em> \u2063 \u2013 \u200cor \u201ctotal war\u201d if\u2064 you prefer English \u2013 that called\u2062 for every man, woman\u200d and child in the Reich to participate \u200bwholeheartedly in the war effort. The nation pitched\u200b itself\u200c fully toward mobilization as all industries focused entirely\u200d on the war effort, or otherwise sustaining \u2064the population\u2062 so they could continue doing\u200b so.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Everyone knows how this ended: German forces were pushed back into their own country as the Allies and Soviet Union \u2064carried \u200cout massive \u200cbombing campaigns that completely gutted civilian, military and industrial centers. \u2063As the Soviet\u2019s red banner was raised in Berlin, Germany was taught that total \u200bwar works both ways. The country was then split in two \u200dwith\u2062 both\u2064 sides made to play opposing pawns in the new Cold War. \u200bGermany would not be united until a generation later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, it appears another \u2063ethnostate is taking up the mantle Germany left in the 1940s and\u2064 calling its citizens to take direct action \u2063against adversaries.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rise of China<\/h3>\n<p>The country is, of course, China.<\/p>\n<p>The nation boasts a population of 1.4 billion people\u2063 with \u2062more than 90\u200d percent of them\u200c having Han \u2062ethnicity. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/summer_china_li.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brookings Institution<\/a>, \u2063top leadership \u2063positions in\u2063 China are dominated by the Han.<\/p>\n<p>While China \u2062does \u200dseem to promote participation of ethnic minorities in the\u200d country,\u2064 peoples like the\u2062 Uyghurs often see their \u2063unique cultures\u2062 become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yao-ming-invites-nba-player-tour-china-probably-doesnt-expect-reply-places-ruling-party-definitely-wont-approve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the target of Beijing\u2019s Han-led purges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese citizenry\u200d have so far taken a passive backseat\u200b to the country\u2019s larger aims, but now it \u200cseems\u200d the ruling communist regime \u2062is inching its population closer to total war.<\/p>\n<h3>China&#8217;s Anti-Espionage \u200dLaws<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3229638\/china-urges-public-join-grim-and-complex-anti-espionage-fight-new-law-takes-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South China Morning Post<\/a>, Beijing \u2064is calling all Chinese citizens to take bold action under the country\u2019s new anti-espionage laws.\u2064 Hailing \u2062it as a measure to protect national \u2063security, on August 1, China\u2019s Ministry of State Security called on the\u2063 \u201cbroad participation\u201d of Chinese to accomplish the regime\u2019s aims of countering foreign influence, chiefly that \u2064from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Although\u200b the new law pertains mainly\u200c to espionage in China, \u200bit\u2019s clear the \u200dregime already has\u2063 shadowy \u2064tendrils in\u2063 America\u2019s most \u2063sensitive areas.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, just days after China called on\u200b citizens \u200cto act against foreign powers, it was \u2062revealed that two U.S. \u200dNavy sailors \u200bwere arrested for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-of-heinous-treachery-after-china-issues-espionage-order-to-its-citizens\/\" title=\"US Navy Sailors Arrested for Alleged Treachery Following Chinese Espionage Order\">allegedly \u2063slipping critical military secrets<\/a> to intelligence\u2064 officers\u2063 working for Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The Department\u2063 of Justice announced the unsealed\u200d indictments against Jinchao Wei, also known\u200c as Patrick Wei, and Wenhang Zhao, who went by\u2064 Thomas Zhao, in\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/two-us-navy-servicemembers-arrested-transmitting-military-information-peoples-republic-china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Thursday\u200b media release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DOJ, Wei, who served the Navy \u200bas a machinist on\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-decommissions-uss-bonhomme-richard-ship-to-be-dismantled-after-massive-fire\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy decommissions USS Bonhomme Richard, ship to be dismantled after massive fire\">amphibious assault ship<\/a> U.S.S. Essex, began his\u2062 espionage in February 2022. He\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/non-binary-artist-arrested-by-undercover-fbi-agent-after-allegedly-trying-to-rape-9-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"\u2018Non-Binary\u2019 Artist Arrested By Undercover FBI Agent After Allegedly Trying To Rape 9-Year-Old Boy\">allegedly started communicating<\/a> with a Chinese intelligence officer that month, passing over sensitive information\u2063 about systems of the warship he was aboard\u2064 and others. \u2062Naval Base San \u200cDiego,\u2062 where \u2062the Essex is \u200dbased, \u200dis the\u2062 homeport of the Pacific Fleet.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ alleged\u2063 Wei was paid thousands for sending his handler photographs, videos and technical documents concerning \u200dU.S. warships. Hauntingly, \u2063Wei is also accused of reporting the strength and training of U.S. \u200cMarines who were in the area.<\/p>\n<p>The case surrounding Zhao is even more disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao, a petty officer at Naval Base Ventura County who held a\u200b security\u200c clearance, is alleged to have\u2064 begun his \u2063espionage campaign\u200c in August 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Zhao\u2019s Chinese\u200d handler apparently claimed to be\u2062 a maritime economic researcher looking \u200dto safeguard any future investments in the area. The DOJ claims Zhao soon began feeding Beijing \u2064critically sensitive info though this handler, sending information on a \u200dradar system installed\u200c at the U.S. military \u2064base \u2064at Okinawa, \u200bJapan.<\/p>\n<p>For stabbing the\u2064 back \u200cof every Americans he swore an oath to\u200c protect, Zhao was allegedly paid $14,866.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy sending \u2063this sensitive military information to an intelligence officer employed by a hostile \u2062foreign state,\u2064 the defendant betrayed his sacred oath \u200bto protect our country and uphold the \u2063Constitution,\u201d U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said. \u201cUnlike the vast majority of U.S. Navy personnel who serve the nation with honor, distinction and courage, Mr. Zhao chose to corruptly sell out\u200d his colleagues and his country.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>China&#8217;s\u2062 Path to Conflict<\/h3>\n<p>China\u2019s \u2063goals appear to\u2063 be crystal clear. \u200dAs\u2062 recently as\u2063 last year, \u2063the country has been\u2062 urging citizens to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinese-army-tells-citizens-prepare-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepare for \u200dwar<\/a> amid increasing\u200b militarization.<\/p>\n<p>While Beijing \u2064seems intent on fully involving citizens in the next big conflict, the country would do well to remember the merciless lesson seen \u200din the waning days of \u200bthe Third Reich. If China\u2019s leaders wants total war, America stands ready to let \u2063them have it.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-navy-sailors-arrested-accused-heinous-treachery-china-issues-espionage-order-citizens\/\">US Navy Sailors Arrested, Accused\u2062 of Heinous \u2064Treachery After \u200dChina Issues Espionage Order to Its Citizens<\/a> appeared first \u2063on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In World War II, Nazi Germany introduced &#8220;totaler Krieg&#8221; or &#8220;total war,&#8221; urging all citizens to actively contribute to the war effort. 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