Taking the US from the inside: Chinese intelligence a breath away from 19 US bases

Taking the US from the inside: Chinese intelligence a breath away from 19 US bases – Beijing's surveillance network (map, vid)

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The New York Post's report on China's activities within American soil is shocking.

More specifically, the publication talks about ownership of farmland literally next to 19 US military installations.

Experts speak of a major threat to US national security, since the Chinese "owners" are within range to sabotage the bases, in the worst case scenario, or steal top secret military information from them.

The NY Post has identified 19 military installations from Florida to Hawaii that are located near tracts of land that were acquired by "Chinese entities."

The specific areas of land can be used as springboards by spies, acting on behalf of the communist country.

Examples include Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg) in North Carolina, Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood) in Texas, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego, California, and MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.

Brigadier General Robert S. Spalding III, an expert on Sino-American relations, sounds the alarm because, according to his words, “we should be concerned because of the proximity to strategic areas.

These lands can be used for intelligence gathering, but they are also a springboard for China to meddle in local politics, as we have already seen in the past...

Worryingly, there are no laws preventing Chinese people from buying property in the US.”

"Under the guise of agricultural operations, Chinese owners can install tracking and identification technologies, use radar and infrared scans to monitor the bases, or even fly drones over these top-secret facilities ," as other sources report to the NY Post.

A report in the Wall Street Journal from September 2023 spoke of Chinese hackers attempting to breach US military installations more than 100 times in recent years, including a sneaky attempt to infiltrate a missile test site in New Mexico, as well as scuba divers (Scooba divers), who were spotted near a missile facility in Florida.

The Department of Homeland Security has also warned of the threat of Chinese spies infiltrating the US southern border, disguised as immigrants. These spies will likely “use economic espionage” and “seek to illegally obtain our technologies and intellectual property,” according to the DHS 2024 threat assessment.

Morgan Lerette, former member of Blackwater sounds the alarm.

“The Chinese are using or will use this farmland to learn more about US military capabilities, movements and technology,” Lerette told The Post.

"This will allow them to better understand how to move their military from a defensive strategy to an expeditionary strategy," he said, adding that they will understand "how to move forces quickly for conflicts like taking over Taiwan and how and when the forces of The US would respond to their incursions based on the movement of troops to these bases," he explained.

He added that China would monitor troop movements to and from the bases in an effort to form an idea of ​​patterns of behavior and movements.

“It would allow the Chinese to investigate what is moving and how to combat it. It's easy to recognize mobilization if you know what to look for."

Senator Ted Cruz, speaking to Forbes: "The Chinese Communist Party has demonstrated time and time again that it is willing to invest billions of dollars to expand its spying capabilities and global reach, including through plans to buy land near military bases."