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China turns members of its diaspora into spies

America is on the hunt for these non-traditional agents. But its efforts risk backfiring

He later defected to Taiwan, swimming to one of its outlying islands from a fishing boat. America granted him asylum and he settled in New York, becoming the leader of Chinese pro-democracy groups. He admits to having used his position to collect information for the Chinese government and to report on his fellow activists.

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