Official Xi Jinping Thought discussion thread

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I don't think civilians would know anywhere near detail level on how China recruits people in enemy nations.

I'd guess a lot is done through international business meetings and conferences. MSS has a basic level of infiltration globally from signal intelligence and just having a ton of spies everywhere as well, based on the data, they identify if a target is a potential defector and only then would they contact you. Since data analytics is one of China's main strengths, there's probably a very well worked out method for how each case is approached.

As for how they contact, it could be with a physical visit to China, but also to pretty much any country in the world or even just in someone's own home. Would depend on how high value the defector is.

What about say for example mid-level westerners with security clearances related to diplomacy, intelligence or military. These rank and file members don't often attend international conferences but can still be very useful to China. I guess maybe this is where Chinese embassy outreach or Confucius Institute events could come in handy.