When U.S. Navy sailor Wenheng Zhao confided to a friend that Chinese officials were pressuring him to provide military secrets, it might have sounded like the plot of a Cold War thriller. Instead, it became the foundation of a real-life espionage case that prosecutors say exposed some of the Navy’s most sensitive operations. According to federal authorities, Zhao did more than merely describe Beijing’s overtures-he allegedly accepted thousands of dollars to funnel detailed information about U.S. warships and military exercises to a foreign intelligence officer. As court records and interviews reveal, the path from initial contact to active spying was marked by financial strain, encrypted messages and a growing trove of classified material, raising urgent questions about national…
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Author : Samuel Brown
Publish date : 2026-01-14 18:17:00
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