CIA makes new push to recruit spies from Chinese military

Members of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army at a ceremony in Jiangsu province in December. The CIA released a new Mandarin-language video on Thursday appealing to members of China’s military to spy for the United States and work toward “a brighter future,” weeks after Beijing ousted a top general as part of a purge of top brass.

The CIA released a new Mandarin-language video on Thursday appealing to members of China’s military to spy for the United States and work toward “a brighter future,” weeks after Beijing ousted a top general as part of a purge of top brass.