California-based sailors Wenheng Zhao and Jinchao Wei were accused by the Justice Dept. of providing U.S. secrets to Chinese intelligence, allegedly sharing operational plans for military exercises in the Indo-Pacific and details of defensive weapons.
In the first case, Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested Wednesday when he showed up for work at a naval base in San Diego. Wei, a 22-year-old
active-duty machinist’s mate who had a security clearance, started communicating with a Chinese intelligence officer in February 2022 about the amphibious assault ship he worked on, the U.S.S. Essex, and other shipsfederal authorities alleged.
The other service member indicted, Wenheng Zhao, also known as Thomas Zhao, was arrested for sending sensitive military information to someone posing as a maritime economic researcher in exchange for money. The person was actually a Chinese intelligence officer, according to the Justice Department, but had allegedly told Zhao they wanted the information for investmentZhao allegedly sent photographs, recordings and videos of blueprints of a radar system on a U.S.
The Chinese agent allegedly paid Zhao nearly $15,000 for the information while making sure he destroyed any evidence, the indictment alleged.The latest:
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