China's state security authorities recently announced that a former Chinese engineer has been sentenced to death for allegedly leaking state secrets to foreign forces. This case has once again raised concerns about national security and information protection.
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03-20, 2025According to a message released by the Chinese Ministry of State Security on its official WeChat account, a man surnamed Liu "secretly copied, reproduced, and sold a large amount of state secrets to foreign spy intelligence agencies." It is reported that Liu used to work as an assistant engineer in a research institution and resigned because he felt he had been treated unfairly.
The Ministry of State Security pointed out that Liu "secretly copied and retained a large number of classified materials he had handled before leaving his job, attempting to use them to retaliate against or blackmail his superiors in the future." The department did not disclose the name of the research institution where Liu worked, nor did it reveal his full name.
It is claimed that Liu was heavily in debt due to investment failures, and therefore "turned his attention to the classified materials he possessed, and had the traitorous idea of selling intelligence." After the foreign intelligence agency tricked Liu into handing over classified information at an "extremely low price," it cut off contact with him. However, Liu did not realize the seriousness of his actions and soon went abroad again to try to sell classified information.
The Ministry of State Security stated: "In six months, he secretly traveled to multiple countries, seriously endangering China's state secrets." After investigation, Liu was eventually sentenced to death. The specific time for the execution has not yet been announced by the authorities. In recent years, Beijing has been continuously strengthening warnings, pointing out that foreign forces are trying to contain China's rise under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. Chinese security agencies also frequently issue warnings, reminding the public to be vigilant against spies who use various methods to lure Chinese citizens into betraying the country. In addition, the highly secretive Chinese Ministry of State Security has also begun to share its investigation results on social media. Previously, the Chinese spy agency announced in November last year that a former senior Chinese government employee had been sentenced to death for providing state secrets to foreign spy agencies in exchange for cash. In September last year, the Ministry of State Security also warned students who possessed sensitive information not to be confused by "handsome men" or "beautiful women" who might entice them into engaging in espionage activities. In June of the same year, China accused the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple working in the central government to engage in espionage activities for Britain. Although China classifies death penalty statistics as state secrets, several rights organizations, including Amnesty International, believe that China executes thousands of people every year.
