Two Chinese nationals—one living comfortably in Oregon, the other strolling into Houston on a “tourist visa”—have been arrested for allegedly moonlighting as spies for the Chinese Communist Party’s Ministry of State Security. You know, the same government entity that specializes in snatching dissidents off the street and censoring Winnie the Pooh. This time, their mission wasn’t to swipe corporate secrets or hack a few million more Social Security numbers—they allegedly went full Cold War and tried to embed themselves into our military ecosystem.
According to the Department of Justice, Yuance Chen and Liren Lai weren’t just gathering info—they were actively working to recruit U.S. military personnel to act as assets for the Chinese regime. That’s not just bold—it’s brazen. And let’s be honest here: if the DOJ and FBI are willing to go public with it, you can bet your bottom dollar that this is just the tip of a very well-camouflaged iceberg.
Now, take a step back and ask yourself: how do we keep ending up here? The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t even bother pretending anymore. They’re in our universities, buying up farmland near military bases, floating balloons over nuclear silos, and now, according to this criminal complaint, they’re allegedly paying people to snap photos at Navy recruitment centers. Yet we’re still busy holding hands with Beijing, pouring billions into trade while pretending like the dragon isn’t already breathing down our neck.
Let’s not forget that the alleged operation here involved classic espionage techniques—“dead drops,” coded communication, even coordination with a foreign intelligence officer while inside the U.S. One of these guys even visited the USS Abraham Lincoln under the guise of a “social media friendship.” That’s not a spy movie plot—that’s real life. And we’re just supposed to keep smiling and buying cheap electronics?
🚨 NEW FROM FOX — The DOJ has arrested two Chinese nationals accused of SPYING and collecting intelligence on U.S. Navy service members & bases!
Part of their mission was to identify individuals who they might be able to recruit into helping the Chinese Ministry of State… pic.twitter.com/wYmJlKI7zn
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 1, 2025
Meanwhile, the DOJ says these men were sharing Navy recruit information—names, hometowns, assignments—with Chinese intelligence. Some of those recruits listed their hometowns as “China.” If that doesn’t raise red flags about vetting and internal security, what will?
What’s almost laughable—if it weren’t so terrifying—is how casually this whole operation allegedly unfolded. One man travels on a tourist visa and just… never leaves. Another conducts espionage from a quaint town in Oregon like he’s running a smoothie shop. This isn’t James Bond—it’s “Espionage for Dummies,” and yet here they were, operating for years under our noses.
And let’s give credit where it’s due: the FBI and NCIS did their jobs. They caught these guys. But now the question is: what next? Because slapping a $250,000 fine and ten years of prison on someone who’s been working for the CCP isn’t exactly going to deter the next guy if we don’t start taking this threat seriously.
We have a pattern. And that pattern is fueled by open borders, lax visa policies, and a federal government that would rather label PTA moms as domestic extremists than aggressively root out foreign espionage networks. You think the Chinese Communist Party is afraid of a strongly worded press release? You think they care that we “remain vigilant”? They are playing the long game. They always play the long game. While we’re focused on pronouns in the Pentagon and diversity quotas, they’re mapping out our military infrastructure and flipping personnel.
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested by the FBI for smuggling in a dangerous pathogen that, if released, could pose a major threat to the US food supply. pic.twitter.com/1aHpo8kNqh
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) June 4, 2025
At some point, this country’s leadership will have to decide what matters more: being politically correct or being safe. Because as long as we keep pretending that China is just another “global partner,” we’re going to keep getting played. And the cost won’t just be in leaked photos or dead drops—it’s going to be in national security, American lives, and the integrity of our armed forces.
