What Really Happened to the CIA Spy Network Inside China?

Between 2010 and 2012, the CIA suffered one of its biggest intelligence failures in history. Dozens of CIA spies in China were arrested, executed, or vanished without a trace, crippling the Agency’s ability to operate inside Beijing.

In this video, we uncover how the CIA’s once-powerful spy network in China collapsed.

Was it Jerry Chun Shing Lee, the ex-CIA officer who betrayed America? Or was it a hacked CIA communication system, first exposed in Iran, that gave Beijing access to the names of CIA sources in China? The truth is darker than most realize.

From the CIA’s recruitment of Chinese officials to the ruthless counterespionage campaign that followed, we break down how China dismantled the CIA network and what this meant for U.S. intelligence worldwide.

If you’ve ever wondered about the fate of CIA agents who were killed, the Iranian connection, and how the Central Intelligence Agency lost its grip on China, this deep dive has the answers.

Topics Covered:

CIA in China and the collapse of its spy network
The fate of CIA spies and sources inside China
The betrayal of Jerry Chun Shing Lee
How Iran exposed a CIA communication system
Why this remains one of the CIA’s darkest chapters

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