US jails two Chinese nationals for spying
Summary
Two Chinese nationals, Liren “Ryan” Lai and Yuance Chen, each received 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to acting as agents of China’s Ministry of State Security without notifying the U.S. attorney general. Court documents say they sought to recruit U.S. military personnel and arranged cash payments for information related to national security.Key Facts
- Lai, 40, and Chen, 39, were sentenced by a U.S. court.
- The men began acting as agents of China’s Ministry of State Security no later than May 2021, according to court documents.
- Lai recruited Chen and initially relayed instructions from Chinese intelligence officers.
- In 2022, they arranged cash drops of $10,000 and $20,000, according to the Justice Department.
- The men also obtained photographs of a naval facility, military recruits and active-duty sailors.
- Chen collected personal information about a U.S. Navy employee and details about military personnel who could be intelligence targets.
- Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy and acting as agents of a foreign government without prior notice to the U.S. attorney general.
- They were arrested and charged in June 2025.
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