US agencies claim arresting Chinese spy on a secret mission

US agencies claim arresting Chinese spy on a secret mission

WASHINGTON - United States agencies claim arresting Chinese spy on a secret mission while working as a US travel guide.

The US Justice Department has announced that an American tour guide has been charged with spying for China's intelligence services.

Xuehua Peng delivered classified information to China's Ministry of State Security (MSS), the BBC quoted prosecutors as saying on Monday.

Mr Peng, 56, allegedly completed five "dead drops" at hotel rooms between 2015 and 2018, IANS has reported. by Taboola link: Sponsored Links link: . link In Pakistan At Ridiculously Low PricesSave70.com link

Dead drops are used by spies to pass information or items in secret locations.

He was arrested on September 27 in Hayward, California, and denied bail at a court hearing.