Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to allegedly spying for China, according to federal prosecutors.
Both are accused of having passed along national defense information to Chinese intelligence officials in return for cash payments.
According to officials, Wei and Zhao are alleged to have each worked with Chinese intelligence officers to whom they passed along sensitive information related to the technologies they worked with and about upcoming Navy operations, including international military exercises. Wei is alleged to have passed along imagery of the USS Essex, provided the locations of various Navy ships and provided dozens of technical and manual for systems aboard his ship and other Navy ships.U.S. Navy Photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bradley J. Gee
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