Even by the prolific standards of China’s foreign influence operations, it would represent a sensational case of infiltration.
A 28-year-old British man who worked as a researcher deep inside Britain’s Parliament was arrested in March on suspicion of working for the Chinese government.
“The Chinese are infiltrating across the board; they go for anything and everything,” said Steve Tsang, director of the SOAS China Institute in London.
The men, whose identities were not released by police, have yet to be charged, and lawmakers were asked not to prejudice the investigation by naming them.
Little has been disclosed about the second man, except that he is reported to be in his 30s.
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”, Steve Tsang, Little
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Conservative Party, SOAS China Institute, Metropolitan Police, Sunday Times
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China, London, Beijing