Qian Lang
Since China’s secretive spy agency — the Ministry of State Security — got itself a WeChat account, it has been churning out cautionary tales about spies as warnings to an unsuspecting public.
The account, set up in July 2023, was quiet at first, only publishing four warnings in all of last year. But it has stepped up activity in recent weeks, cranking out five warnings in January alone under the slogan “National Security is Everyone’s Responsibility.”
Recently, it warned people:
– not to get seduced by “tall, beautiful people”
– not to gossip carelessly when they travel home for Lunar New Year
– be aware that “foreign spies” could be reading their online comments and lurking on social media
“Foreign espionage agencies may actively connect with key target groups by disguising themselves as rich and beautiful, or tall, rich and handsome individuals,” the agency warned in a Jan. 16 post to its official WeChat account.
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