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United States national security interests
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WANG LIN
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Key leads to think about
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suspect
Lead #1What is Wang Lin's current location given his known travel patterns to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific intelligence targets were recruited or compromised during the 21-year conspiracy period?
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person
Lead #3How did Wang Lin's academic cover at Ocean University of China facilitate his recruitment operations?
Wang Lin, a senior Chinese Ministry of State Security intelligence officer, allegedly led a conspiracy from 1997 to 2018 to conduct covert recruitment and espionage operations against the United States while posing as an academic director. Federal arrest warrants were issued in October 2022 for Wang Lin and three co-conspirators in New Jersey after they were charged with acting as illegal agents of the People's Republic of China. Wang Lin remains at large and is known to travel internationally, making his location and current activities key investigative priorities.
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U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey; FBI Counterintelligence Division
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Lead #4What family connections does Wang Lin maintain in the United States that could aid his location or apprehension?
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Lead #5What role did each co-conspirator play in the broader espionage operation?
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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 conducting clandestine operations against the United States
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2018
Conspiracy continues through
Alleged illegal agent activities extend at least through 2018
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2022-10
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:October 30, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:October 30, 2026