{"id":2022482,"date":"2023-09-05T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-nationals-posing-as-tourists-have-snuck-onto-u-s-military-sites-over-100-times\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T21:03:06","slug":"chinese-nationals-posing-as-tourists-have-snuck-onto-u-s-military-sites-over-100-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-nationals-posing-as-tourists-have-snuck-onto-u-s-military-sites-over-100-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese nationals disguised as tourists have infiltrated U.S. military sites over 100 times."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fchinese-nationals-posing-as-tourists-have-snuck-onto-u-s-military-sites-over-100-times%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=2022482&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by China Photos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:50 PM \u2013 Tuesday, September 5, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Chinese nationals posing\u200c as \u2063tourists have reportedly snuck onto United States \u200bmilitary bases over \u200c100 times in recent years with the intention of \u200dcollecting \u2064sensitive information about\u200c the U.S., according to the \u200cFBI and Department of\u200b Defense (DOD). <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The recent discovery has now sparked several federal investigations\u200d regarding accusations of \u2063spying.<\/p>\n<p>American authorities believe \u2063that the Chinese government is forcing citizens into service so that they can report to Beijing \u2064and \u200dreveal certain\u200d security protocols at U.S. installations, according to \u2064a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) story.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the \u2062growing habit of breaching into military bases\u200b poses a possible \u200cespionage concern. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/espionage\">Espionage<\/a> issues refers to the discovery of secrets, especially political \u2064or military information of another country or the industrial information \u2062of a business. <\/p>\n<p>The WSJ also stated that the Chinese nationals represented themselves as \u201clost tourists\u201d who claimed they had reservations at on-base hotels. The report\u2064 described \u200chow trespassers would often use rehearsed and scripted language when \u2064confronted by security \u200bofficials.<\/p>\n<p>These \u2063incidents allegedly took \u200cplace\u2062 in rural \u200dareas where tourism\u200b is scarce and far from a commercial airport, \u200dwhich intensified suspicions \u2063surrounding their true intentions.<\/p>\n<p>An anonymous former Senate Intelligence Committee official explained to the WSJ that \u2062this type of low-level\u200d Chinese intelligence collection is \u2064likely a numbers game, meaning that the Chinese government is willing to send a large number of people to the U.S., assuming that if only a few\u200d are caught, it would be\u200c impossible \u2063for \u200bthe U.S. authorities to \u200bestablish any connected foreign\u2062 wrongdoing beyond trespassing. <\/p>\n<p>The former official added \u2063that similar actions of \u201cbrushing off\u201d incidents such as trespassing would not \u200bbe tolerated by Chinese officials \u2064if Americans were caught doing the same in China.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Jason Crow (D-Colo.)\u200d of the House Intelligence Committee also expressed to \u200dWSJ that \u200bCongress could begin contemplating new legislation regarding the issue. He maintained that Congress should strengthen security measures at these\u2063 sensitive sites, due to the rising\u2063 number of breaching \u2064incidents that have been overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d majority of\u2063 current trespassing laws are state \u200band local laws, not federal\u200b laws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe need to work closely with our state and\u200d local partners to train them \u200cand equip them,\u201d Crow stated. \u201cRight now, they don\u2019t know how to deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An \u200cFBI\u200d spokesperson also\u200b responded to the WSJ report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-nationals-posing-as-tourists-have-snuck-onto-u-s-military-sites-over-100-times\/\" title=\"Chinese nationals disguised as tourists have infiltrated U.S. military sites over 100 times.\">greatest long-term counterintelligence threat<\/a> to our nation\u2019s information and intellectual property is from China. The Chinese government\u200d is engaged \u2062in a broad, diverse campaign of theft and malign influence\u2064 without regard to \u2064laws or international norms that the FBI will not tolerate,\u201d the FBI spokesperson told Fox News. \u201cIn coordination with our \u2063defense and intelligence\u200d community partners, along with state and local law enforcement, the FBI is committed \u2062to protecting our national security and defense \u200binformation\u200b from the Chinese government\u2019s actions and ultimately, their efforts\u200d to undermine\u2062 our democracy\u2063 and those who\u2062 defend it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several U.S. officials informed WSJ that those responsible, referred to as \u201cgate\u2064 crashers,\u201d included Chinese \u2063nationals who were captured a few years ago. They \u2063had entered a U.S. missile range in New Mexico and scuba divers were seen swimming in murky waters near a rocket\u2062 launch \u200dsite off Cape Canaveral in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, some \u2064Chinese nationals\u2063 allegedly \u2062utilized drones in sensitive areas in order to get close,\u2062 in-depth aerial images of key military\u2062 facilities around the country. \u200bThe Pentagon \u200creported instances\u200c of \u2062individuals \u200d\u201cspeeding\u2063 through security checkpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc Chinese nationals posing as\u2062 tourists \u2063have accessed US\u200c military bases and other sensitive sites\u2063 in \u2063the U.S. more than 100 times in recent years, a\u200d new WSJ report shows.<br \/>On one recent occasion, a vehicle carrying Chinese citizens blew past a\u200d security checkpoint at Fort\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XwXs5agl7O\">pic.twitter.com\/XwXs5agl7O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Terror_Alarm\/status\/1698589534953377996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other\u200b instances\u200d of trespassing includes \u2063Chinese nationals at the White House leaving their\u2063 visitor tours in order to \u200dtake photos of the\u2063 grounds, communications equipment, and \u2063positions of Secret Service and other guards, according to \u200dU.S. officials.<\/p>\n<p>Very few of these incidents had resulted in espionage charges.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in the U.S and around the world<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mark\u200b Mix of the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation says his organization is fighting Big Labor\u2019s Pro Act in \u200bCongress.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Heritage Foundation\u2019s Brent Sadler says the recent drone\u2063 attacks on Russian soil may be intended to \u2063provoke\u200c a negotiated solution with Russia<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe \u2064Biden \u2062celebrates the US Jobs Report, hides Hunter\u2019s job reports\u2062 and delivered some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-groups-march-in-florida-while-chanting-we-are-everywhere\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi groups march in Florida, chanting 'We are everywhere'.\">nice \u200dgas prices<\/a> just in time \u2062for\u200b Labor Day Weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Valentine Hilaire MEXICO \u2064CITY (Reuters)\u2064 \u2013 Nubank,\u2063 one\u2063 of Latin America\u2019s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fintech-nubank-to-launch-personal-loans-for-mexican-market\/\" title=\"Nubank, the fintech company, to introduce personal loans in Mexico.\">biggest fintech companies<\/a>, announced on Tuesday\u200b the launch of personal\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) \u2013 TikTok has hired British \u200dcybersecurity firm NCC to audit its data controls and\u200b protections, and\u200c provide\u2062 independent \u2062verification, as\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BEIJING (Reuters) \u2013 Tesla Shanghai has sued a\u2063 Chinese firm over tech secret infringement \u200dand unfair\u2062 competition\u200b disputes, Shanghai Securities Journal reported\u2026\u2063 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>MUNICH\u2063 (Reuters)\u2062 \u2013 China\u2019s Leapmotor needs to increase its sales\u200d by five times or \u2062more to survive a consolidating EV industry and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the FBI and DOD, Chinese nationals have infiltrated US military bases over 100 times, posing as tourists, to gather sensitive information about the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2022483,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2022483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}