New CIA videos aim to lure Chinese officials

WASHINGTON: The CIA on Thursday rolled out two Chinese-language videos aimed at enticing officials in China to leak secrets to the US, the latest public effort by the intelligence agency to ramp up human intelligence gathering on Washington’s strategic rival.

The move comes after the CIA in October launched a drive to recruit new informants in China, Iran and North Korea by posting instructions online on how to securely contact the agency, following what it said was successful efforts to enlist Russians.

The CIA is confident that the videos are penetrating China’s “Great Firewall” internet restrictions and reaching the intended audience.