Republicans Probe Whether China Quarantined US Diplomats to Steal Intelligence, Demand Investigation

Republicans Probe Whether China Quarantined US Diplomats to Steal Intelligence, Demand Investigation
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2020. Greg Nash/ Pool/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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Two Republican Congressmen requested that the State Department preserve documents linked to the forced quarantine of more than a dozen U.S. diplomats in China, citing concerns that the communist regime may have pressured them into surrendering intelligence.

The Sep. 29 letter (pdf), which was addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and signed by Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), said that Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials may have used COVID-19 quarantines to pressure diplomats into giving up vital intelligence.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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