Concerns Grow That Congress Is ‘Target’ of Beijing’s Espionage as Britain Contends With Spying Disclosures, Head of House China Committee Warns

Following the arrest of a British parliamentary researcher on suspicion of spying for China, fears grow of political subversion by the People’s Republic on American soil.

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Congressman Mike Gallagher at the June 4th Museum at New York City on September 12, 2023. M.J. Koch/The New York Sun

In light of startling disclosures of Beijing’s espionage activities in Britain’s parliament, concerns are growing of similar threats to Congress, the chairman of the House select committee on Communist China is warning.

“All of us in Congress and our staffs are targets” of Beijing’s spying, Congressman Mike Gallagher said at the Tiananmen Square museum at New York City. 

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