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At first I thought this was a leak, but no they are just very open about wanting spies in the CPC.
I feel like Trump operates on the assumption that no one will react to counteract whatever strategy he implements. It's the simplest answer I can think of.
Also lmao, all the things they listed as reasons why someone would want to defect (firing, jailed, disappeared) are things the US government has done this year
Well, when his greatest domestic opposition is the democratic party, it's been a correct and winning assumption. The logic becomes "What's anyone gonna do, impeach me again?" On top of that, when most of the vassals fall immediately in to line when he says so, being good dogs for the US, and the strategy keeps working even with foreign policy, there's not much incentive to do otherwise. Fortunately China is not the Democrats nor are they Europe.
all the spies they had got got a few years ago so they have to recruit like this
Damn Havana syndrome, smdh.
Havana coupla Baijius
Like when you learned to play chess for the first time as a kid.
not really. it's not like this is a huge secret? only downside i could think of is that maybe it would make it easier for china to insert double agents?
I recall an answer from John Stockwell's interview (starting 9:05). To summarize: the CIA often aren't trying to hide. They want potential assets to know how to find them. "[Former CIA director Allen Dulles] in the foreword of his book said that an intelligence agent, contrary to popular opinion, has to be known as such, otherwise people with secrets won't know where to take them.", "[CIA officers are] not fearful, they're not playing cover games, they're having lunch with the police chief."
Obviously take with a grain of salt, that's how certain operatives operate in certain conditions, but this isn't uncharacteristic. It's no secret that the CIA exist.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: