The person at the center of this case
United States national security interests
Cold Case · Open - Wanted
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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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Key leads to think about
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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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person
Lead #2Who were the specific individuals recruited by Wang Lin and his co-conspirators to act against U.S. interests?
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evidence
Lead #3What classified information or intelligence was targeted or obtained through this 21-year conspiracy?
Wang Lin, a senior Chinese Ministry of State Security intelligence officer, is wanted for allegedly leading a conspiracy from 1997 to 2018 to conduct illegal espionage operations in the United States while posing as an academic director. Working with co-conspirators Bi Hongwei, Dong Ting, and Wang Qiang, he allegedly recruited individuals to act against U.S. interests on behalf of China. Federal arrest warrants were issued in October 2022, but Wang Lin remains at large and is believed 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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Lead #4What is the current location and status of Wang Lin given his known travel patterns to Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Bahamas?
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Lead #5What role did Wang Lin's family connections in the United States play in facilitating recruitment or intelligence gathering?
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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
Alleged conspiracy to conduct clandestine human source operations against the United States begins
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2018
Conspiracy continues
Conspiracy activities alleged to continue through at least 2018
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2022-10
Federal arrest warrants issued
Federal arrest 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:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 1997
Last Updated:April 29, 2026