As Xi fears a big PLA sellout, a US-China spy war is out in the open

The Qin Gang episode showed the "unpredictability" of CCP politics and the blurry line between intelligence and diplomacy. Xi Jinping is finding that the number of people he can trust is getting fewer and fewer. And the underlying crisis is disloyalty. Beijing's opponents are exploiting corruption and betrayal in the Chinese military. The two sides are engaged in a spy war.
0:40 The CCP vs. the CIA
11:42 Is Qin Gang a spy chief in trouble?
21:05 Does Xi Jinping fear a big PLA sellout?
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The articles I mentioned:
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/12/21/china-stolen-us-data-exposed-cia-operatives-spy-networks/
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/russia-china-intelligence-new-spy-wars-undermine-america

http://hx.cnd.org/2023/01/29/%E8%B0%AD%E6%85%8E%E6%A0%BC%EF%BC%9A%E7%A7%A6%E5%88%9A%E3%80%81%E5%AE%8B%E6%B6%9B%E4%B8%8E%E7%89%B9%E5%8A%A1%E5%A4%96%E4%BA%A4/

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/us/politics/china-malware-us-military-bases-taiwan.html