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Choi’s case underscores growing concerns within the U.S
For years, counterintelligence experts have warned that Beijing uses romantic entanglements, financial incentives, and academic ties to collect sensitive information from U. S. personnel.
While the State Department declined to detail the internal investigation, officials confirmed that Choi’s failure to report the relationship violated long standing security protocols designed to protect against coercion or compromise by foreign entitiesForeign service officers are required to immediately disclose any “close and continuing contact” with foreign nationals who may have ties to hostile governments.
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