The person at the center of this case
United States national security interests
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WANG LIN
Justice for United States national security interests — the trail went cold in 2026, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What specific intelligence targets did Wang Lin attempt to recruit, and which individuals were successfully compromised?
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evidence
Lead #2What communications or documentation exist linking Wang Lin's academic position to MSS intelligence operations?
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location
Lead #3Why does Wang Lin travel frequently to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas—are these locations connected to ongoing intelligence activities?
Wang Lin, a senior intelligence officer with China's Ministry of State Security, allegedly led a conspiracy from 1997 to 2018 to conduct clandestine operations in the United States while operating under academic cover as director of an institute at Ocean University of China. Working with three co-conspirators, Wang Lin and others allegedly recruited individuals to act as agents against U.S. interests on behalf of the People's Republic of China. Federal arrest warrants were issued in October 2022, but Wang Lin remains at large and is known to travel between 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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person
Lead #4How did Wang Lin's family connections in the United States facilitate the conspiracy, and are they cooperating with investigators?
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clue
Lead #5What other individuals or institutions were unknowingly used as cover for the recruitment and operational activities?
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Official wording
Source Narrative
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 begins
Wang Lin and co-conspirators allegedly begin conspiracy to conduct clandestine operations against the United States
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2018
Conspiracy continues through
Alleged conspiracy activities extend through at least 2018
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October 2022
Federal arrest warrants issued
Warrants issued in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Trenton, New Jersey for Wang Lin, Bi Hongwei, Dong Ting, and Wang Qiang
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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