Continuing from my previous post on the ongoing MSS-led investigation into and exit ban imposed upon a Chinese-American US Army veteran turned US Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") employee as reported by the and US .
Regardless, will offer a "few plausible(-ish) scenarios" on how he may have found himself under MSS surveillance, and earned himself an exit ban, an in all fairness rare honor imposed on foreign citizens by the government of the People's Republic.
According to the , this gentleman's backstory is as follows:
Inferring from the above biographical sketch, he likely got invited to tea for one of three reasons, very plausibly a combination thereof:
1. The MSS was investigating this guy for disclosing classified information — he may have accessed and retained during his employment at a nuclear institute in China — to a foreign intelligence service or another unauthorized party after immigrating to the US, or even prior to that if chasing ghosts was convenient for achieving certain objectives.
2. He was asking old contacts, colleagues and/or schoolmates about things that are considered sensitive, if not classified in China, which could've caught the MSS' attention regardless of what his intentions were.
Guy almost certainly has a technical background if he is at USPTO now and previously worked at a nuclear institute in China. Moreover, he appears to be from or tied to Chengdu, which is a city with a not insignificant number of technical specialists doing The State's work. As such, he was most likely acquainted and in contact with Chinese citizens who work in classified and otherwise sensitive environments, on an organic basis.
It shouldn't take much for the MSS to flag a WeChat conversation between this gentleman and a friend working for a Chengdu-based SOE in defense, aerospace, nuclear technology or something else sensitive or sensitive enough, and go from there.
3. The MSS wanted to assess his receptiveness to recruitment, or to outright pitch him.
If this guy was maintaining Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army at some point, then he definitely held and may have continued to hold a security clearance afterwards, which could've eased his way into a subject to secrecy orders.
In other words, this guy has or could get access to "classified patents" describing in detail emergent technologies belonging to major defense and intelligence contractors like Northrop Grumman and Leidos. There's obviously no need to further elaborate on why the MSS would be very interested in someone with that sort of access and placement.
It's plausible that this guy violated existing Chinese laws — against foreign espionage, and/or regulating the protection and disclosure of state secrets, which isn't all that difficult if the MSS is allowed to exercise broad discretion while interpreting applicable laws like many of their global counterparts — therefore making it possible for the MSS to threaten to prosecute him (see #1 and #2 above) and/or Chinese citizens he was in contact with unless he agreed to serve The Motherland.
If that was the case, it's plausible he conceded to MSS pressure, but then got cold feet and/or told someone about what may have occurred — despite being instructed to maintain secrecy, including from his own family — which would give the MSS cause to impose an exit ban for any number of reasons.
There is also the possibility that the MSS successfully recruited him, and this is all a giant rouse to build a legend for transforming this gentleman into a MAGA anti-CCP cause celebre to fast track his elevation to the SES.
While such a wild scenario is a bit remote, it could be fun to toy with for "shit and giggles" if this guy starts obsequiously thanking President Trump, before every possible media outlet imaginable, for liberating him from the ChiComs upon his return to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave™.
Considering the advanced ages and immeasurable contributions of legends like Comrade Dr. Miles Maochun Yu (余茂春) and Comrade Gordon Guthrie Chang, Esq. (章家敦), the MSS should certainly be aware of the pressing need to bring in some new blood so these — who've distinguished themselves in US foreign policy and national security discourse with the — may be granted the peaceful retirements they so rightfully deserve!
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Regardless, will offer a "few plausible(-ish) scenarios" on how he may have found himself under MSS surveillance, and earned himself an exit ban, an in all fairness rare honor imposed on foreign citizens by the government of the People's Republic.
According to the , this gentleman's backstory is as follows:
Inferring from the above biographical sketch, he likely got invited to tea for one of three reasons, very plausibly a combination thereof:
1. The MSS was investigating this guy for disclosing classified information — he may have accessed and retained during his employment at a nuclear institute in China — to a foreign intelligence service or another unauthorized party after immigrating to the US, or even prior to that if chasing ghosts was convenient for achieving certain objectives.
2. He was asking old contacts, colleagues and/or schoolmates about things that are considered sensitive, if not classified in China, which could've caught the MSS' attention regardless of what his intentions were.
Guy almost certainly has a technical background if he is at USPTO now and previously worked at a nuclear institute in China. Moreover, he appears to be from or tied to Chengdu, which is a city with a not insignificant number of technical specialists doing The State's work. As such, he was most likely acquainted and in contact with Chinese citizens who work in classified and otherwise sensitive environments, on an organic basis.
It shouldn't take much for the MSS to flag a WeChat conversation between this gentleman and a friend working for a Chengdu-based SOE in defense, aerospace, nuclear technology or something else sensitive or sensitive enough, and go from there.
3. The MSS wanted to assess his receptiveness to recruitment, or to outright pitch him.
If this guy was maintaining Black Hawk helicopters for the US Army at some point, then he definitely held and may have continued to hold a security clearance afterwards, which could've eased his way into a subject to secrecy orders.
In other words, this guy has or could get access to "classified patents" describing in detail emergent technologies belonging to major defense and intelligence contractors like Northrop Grumman and Leidos. There's obviously no need to further elaborate on why the MSS would be very interested in someone with that sort of access and placement.
It's plausible that this guy violated existing Chinese laws — against foreign espionage, and/or regulating the protection and disclosure of state secrets, which isn't all that difficult if the MSS is allowed to exercise broad discretion while interpreting applicable laws like many of their global counterparts — therefore making it possible for the MSS to threaten to prosecute him (see #1 and #2 above) and/or Chinese citizens he was in contact with unless he agreed to serve The Motherland.
If that was the case, it's plausible he conceded to MSS pressure, but then got cold feet and/or told someone about what may have occurred — despite being instructed to maintain secrecy, including from his own family — which would give the MSS cause to impose an exit ban for any number of reasons.
There is also the possibility that the MSS successfully recruited him, and this is all a giant rouse to build a legend for transforming this gentleman into a MAGA anti-CCP cause celebre to fast track his elevation to the SES.
While such a wild scenario is a bit remote, it could be fun to toy with for "shit and giggles" if this guy starts obsequiously thanking President Trump, before every possible media outlet imaginable, for liberating him from the ChiComs upon his return to the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave™.
Considering the advanced ages and immeasurable contributions of legends like Comrade Dr. Miles Maochun Yu (余茂春) and Comrade Gordon Guthrie Chang, Esq. (章家敦), the MSS should certainly be aware of the pressing need to bring in some new blood so these — who've distinguished themselves in US foreign policy and national security discourse with the — may be granted the peaceful retirements they so rightfully deserve!
Part 2 of 2