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United States national security interests
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WANG LIN
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suspect
Lead #1How did Wang Lin maintain his academic cover at Ocean University of China while conducting intelligence operations?
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Lead #2What specific recruitment methods and targets were used during the two-decade conspiracy?
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person
Lead #3What is the current location and status of Wang Lin given his known travel to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas?
Wang Lin, a senior intelligence officer with China's Ministry of State Security, allegedly led a two-decade conspiracy to conduct covert human intelligence operations against the United States while posing as an academic director. Working with three co-conspirators, he allegedly recruited individuals to act against U.S. interests on behalf of the People's Republic of China from 1997 through 2018. Federal arrest warrants were issued in October 2022, but Wang Lin remains at large with known travel patterns to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas.
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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4How many individuals were successfully recruited by Wang Lin and his co-conspirators to act against U.S. interests?
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Lead #5What family connections does Wang Lin maintain in the United States that could assist in locating him?
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Conspiracy to Act in the United States as an Illegal Agent of a Foreign Government Caution: Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei , Dong Ting , 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.
In October of 2022, federal arrest warrants were issued for Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei, Dong Ting, 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: Wang Lin has family in the United States, and is known to travel to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas.
Timeline of Events
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1997
Conspiracy period begins
Alleged conspiracy to conduct clandestine operations against the United States begins
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2018
Conspiracy period ends
Alleged conspiracy activities continue through at least 2018
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October 2022
Federal arrest warrants issued
Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei, Dong Ting, and Wang Qiang charged with conspiracy to act as illegal agents of a foreign government in U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:September 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:September 10, 2026