Thủy thủ hải quân Mỹ giúp đỡ Trung Quốc bị kết án 2 năm tù

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A United States Navy sailor (thủy thủ) who sent an intelligence officer working for the Chinese government photos of American military installations (cơ sở) and details of naval (hải quân) training exercises in Asia was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday.

The 27-month sentence in federal (liên bang) court for the sailor, Wenheng Zhao, also known as Thomas, was lighter than those handed out to some other American citizens convicted of spying for China over the years. In 2019, a former C.I.A. officer, Kevin Patrick Mallory, received more than 20 years.

The case is a reminder of a broader espionage (gián điệp) shadow war that has accompanied the intensifying (intensifying) rivalry (cạnh tranh) between China and the United States.

American officials are worried in part because China has been building up its main intelligence agency and investing in wider recruitment (tuyển dụng), including of American citizens. Beijing, for its part, has offered rewards of tens of thousands of dollars to Chinese citizens who report spies, as part of a call for mass vigilance (cảnh giác) against foreign enemies.

source: nytimes,