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United States national security interests
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DONG TING
Justice for United States national security interests — the trail went cold in 2026, but the truth hasn't.
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Lead #1What specific recruitment operations did Dong Ting conduct in the United States, and who were the targets?
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Lead #2How did Dong Ting use her academic cover at Ocean University of China to facilitate intelligence gathering?
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Lead #3Where in the United States and Europe has Dong Ting traveled, and what contacts did she maintain with family members?
Dong Ting, a Ministry of State Security (MSS) intelligence officer, is wanted for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to act as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China in the United States from at least 1997 through 2018. Operating under academic cover at Ocean University of China's Institute for International Studies, she and co-conspirators allegedly conducted clandestine human source operations to recruit individuals to act against U.S. interests. Federal arrest warrants were issued in October 2022 in the District of New Jersey; Dong Ting is believed to have family connections in the United States and is known to travel to Europe.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) / U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Lead #4What was Dong Ting's specific role relative to Wang Lin and the other co-conspirators in the MSS hierarchy?
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Conspiracy to Act in the United States as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government Caution: Dong Ting, Wang Lin , Bi Hongwei , and Wang Qiang are wanted for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to act in the United States as agents of a foreign government, namely the People’s Republic of China. From at least 1997 through at least 2018, these individuals allegedly conspired to conduct clandestine and covert human source operations against the United States.
Wang Lin, a senior intelligence officer with China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), allegedly acted under academic cover as the Director of the Institute for International Studies at Ocean University of China, in order to gain access to intelligence targets. Wang Lin and the others then allegedly conducted covert operations in order to recruit other individuals to act against the United States to benefit the People’s Republic of China.
Dong Ting was an MSS intelligence officer, employee, representative, and/or agent who allegedly acted for and on behalf of the People’s Republic of China and the MSS. As cover for her affiliation with the MSS, Dong Ting purported to act as a subordinate to Wang Lin employed by the Institute for International Studies.
In October of 2022, federal arrest warrants were issued for Dong Ting, Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei, and Wang Qiang in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey, after they were charged with Conspiracy to Act in the United States as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government. Remarks: Dong Ting previously had family living in the United States, and is known to travel to Europe.
Timeline of Events
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1997
Conspiracy period begins
Alleged conspiracy to act as illegal foreign agent begins, spanning at least 1997 through 2018
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October 2022
Federal arrest warrants issued
Dong Ting, Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei, and Wang Qiang charged with Conspiracy to Act in the United States as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:September 9, 2026