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"China is intent on using spies to monitor and influence events outside its own borders. 60 Minutes reports on why China’s spies are on the rise, and what happens when one gets caught in the U.S."

13-minute video segment aired on Sunday on CBS. The CBS article includes a full summary of the video.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/china-spies-in-us-60-minutes/

https://archive.is/q94nZ (cbs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwwdfjNveVM

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 days ago

Anyway what's funniest about this is that Chinese spies almost exclusively work through digital devices because it turns out it's easier to hack America's private spying firms (all modern computer companies) than it is to do things manually.

Okay, but if they decide they need a guy, Xi please call me