Chinese Defector Urges Former Comrades to ‘Exit’ the CCP

‘Eric’ warned that many in the West still do not understand the real nature of the Chinese Communist Party.

Eric, a former Chinese spy who defected from China’s Ministry of Public Security speaks to the media outside Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 4, 2024. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

CANBERRA, Australia—A Chinese defector has urged his former colleagues to begin preparing an exit strategy for when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) falls.

Known by the pseudonym “Eric,” the former Beijing spy said some Chinese operatives may be interested in defecting after becoming disenchanted with Beijing.