China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Monday disclosed a case in which the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) used foreign personnel from a third country to engage in espionage activities against China.
In 2015, MI6 developed a relationship with the foreign national, recognized as Huang, who was the head of a consulting agency overseas, and then established "intelligence cooperation," according to a statement released by the MSS on its official WeChat account.
Since then, MI6 has instructed Huang to enter China multiple times under the guise of a public identity, to gather intelligence on behalf of the British side and recruit individuals for MI6. MI6 also provided professional intelligence training to Huang in the UK and equipped Huang with specialized spy equipment for intelligence communication.
Through meticulous investigation, the national security agency timely discovered the criminal evidence of Huang's espionage activities and took criminal measures against the person in accordance with the law, the MSS said.
Huang provided MI6 with nine confidential-level national secrets, five secret-level national secrets, and three pieces of intelligence, according to assessments by the confidentiality department.
During the investigation of the case, the national security agency promptly notified and arranged consular visits, ensuring the protection of Huang's legal rights.
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