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Chinese intelligence operations in the United States

In the prominent case targeting Wen Ho Lee, Dr. Lee's lawyers say the scientist had been unfairly singled out by government investigators because of his ethnic background.

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In January 2013 The New York Times reported that it had been the victim of hacking attempts originating from China over the previous four months after it had published an article on Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

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The aggressiveness of Chinese penetration is well documented in multiple espionage cases including those of Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Katrina Leung, Gwo-Bao Min, Chi Mak, and Peter Lee.

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Wen Ho Lee is a Taiwanese American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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Ko-Suen Moo was convicted of being a covert agent of the People's Republic of China in May 2006.

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In 1982 FBI Special Agent James Smith recruited Leung, then a 28-year-old immigrant from China, to work in Chinese counterespionage.

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High profile Chinese spy cases in US media have raised concerns to civil rights groups about racial profiling Chinese Americans, Asian Americans, or immigrants of Chinese origin for being spies, especially after the high profile "Chinese espionage" case against Wen Ho Lee fallen apart.

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