By David Wise
For many years, whereas the US obsessed over Soviet spies, China quietly penetrated the top degrees of presidency. Now, for the 1st time, in line with various interviews with key insiders on the FBI and CIA in addition to with chinese language brokers and other people on the subject of them, David clever tells the entire tale of China’s many victories and defeats in its American secret agent wars.Two key situations interweave all through: Katrina Leung, code-named Parlor Maid, labored for the FBI for years, even after she grew to become a mystery double agent for China, aided by means of amorous affairs with either one of her FBI handlers. the following, too, is the interior tale of the case, code-named Tiger seize, of a key Chinese-American scientist suspected of stealing nuclear guns secrets and techniques. those circumstances resulted in many others, regarding well-known names from Wen Ho Lee to Richard Nixon, gorgeous nationwide protection leaks, and complex cyberspying. the tale takes us as much as the current, with a West Coast undercover agent ring whose individuals have been sentenced in 2010—but it definitely will proceed for future years, as China faces off opposed to the United States. David Wise’s background of China’s secret agent wars in the United States is choked with eye-popping revelations.
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