The Chinese government reported that In 2016, he executed a scientist for selling state secrets spy agencies of other countries, according to a documentary produced by the Ministry of Security and distributed on social networks on the occasion of National Security Education Day.

The report entitled “Driven by innovation, national security sharpens the sword” It examines several cases of espionage in recent years and was also broadcast on Sunday evening by state-run CCTV.

Huang Yuresearcher of the project to develop a secret communication system, He was tried in 2015 and sentenced to death. for alleged acts of espionage for foreign powers.

According to the documentary Juan contacted the intelligence service of a “certain country” through his website, to which he sent a message with secret Chinese military codes, and was then recruited by the above-mentioned agency and trained in Hong Kong and Bangkok (Thailand).

Authorities alleged that he not only sold important secrets, but also He also convinced his wifeworking in the same institution, copy confidential materials and transfer them to foreign intelligence.

scientist leaked an “impressive amount” of classified information about communications systems used by the ruling Chinese Communist Party, government agencies, the military, and key industries such as finance or telecommunications.

Data included designs, technical characteristics, secret algorithms, source codes and programs, documentary added.

Authorities blamed Juan’s actions to his “bitterness” at being removed from the project which he joined because of the poor results of his work.

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On the occasion of National Security Education Day, several Chinese institutions are disseminating information and running campaigns through which they intend to ensure that citizens are warns of threats to national security from an Asian country and report “suspicious activity.”

Chinese government does not provide official data on the number of people sentenced to death, But in Amnesty International’s 2019 report on the death penalty, the organization noted that “thousands of executions are believed to be taking place in China.”

(EFE)