Chinese security agencies appeal to public for tip-offs after claiming foreign spies were caught after suspicious landlord spotted mystery ‘green light’ in flat
- The State Security Ministry said a flat rented by a foreign company was being used to film ‘trump card weaponry’ at a naval base
- The ministry did not name the country alleged to be involved, but urged the public to stay alert and report their suspicions to the authorities
The State Security Ministry said it had foiled an attempt to gather intelligence about new military equipment – including what it described as “trump card” weaponry – in an unidentified coastal city.
In a post on its official WeChat page it said that it had been tipped off by a suspicious landlord who had noticed an “eerie green light” coming from a house he had rented to the foreign company.
The green light turned out to be coming from video monitoring equipment used by foreign agents to collect intelligence from a nearby naval base, which carried out “important military tasks” and was being targeted by foreign agents.
The post did not give details such as when and where the alleged incident happened or which country had sent the spies. It also did not say if any arrests had been made.
But it said that the landlord had received a “handsome reward” for his “significant contribution” adding that China’s security would have been “severely harmed” if the information collected by the spies had been sent overseas.