China’s courier industry warned over spy threat amid national security drive
- Ministry of State Security urges vigilance when sending and receiving goods, giving examples of document leak and biohazard threats
In a post on its WeChat account published on Tuesday, it said “the courier industry is closely connected not only to economic and social development and people’s daily lives but also to national security”.
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According to the ministry’s post, foreign spy agencies have increasingly used delivery channels to steal secrets in recent years.
The suspect, identified only by the surname Zhang, was discovered after another Chinese resident reported that “classified publications” had been leaked, according to the post.
The ministry’s investigation found that Zhang, who it said had been recruited by foreign spies, had taken advantage of his position, allowing him to access and subscribe to China’s classified publications and send that information to foreign spies through courier services.
