Secret Chinese spying operations in Australia revealed | Four Corners
For the first time ever, a former spy for China’s notorious secret police - one of the most powerful arms of the country’s intelligence apparatus - goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil and the dissidents he was tasked with tracking, including in Australia, Canada, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In a major investigation reported by the ABC’s Echo Hui, the spy - who goes by the name Eric - comes out of the shadows at great danger to himself, revealing his face to expose how China has used its global network over the last two decades to surveil, silence and kidnap those its government and president Xi Jinping deems enemies of the state.
The spy divulges his double life and the secrets he’s been guarding. He reveals the inner workings of the secret police, including the companies they use as cover, who his targets were, and the tactics he used to hunt them down.
It raises tough questions about China’s global reach and Australia’s national security.
Read more about this story here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-13/china-spy-secret-police-agent-tells-all-four-corners/103826708
Read more about Eric's story here: ab.co/4dFexeK
This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Ruthless Pursuit’ on 13 May 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
00:00 - A spy speaks out
02:11 - The escape
04:21 - Investigating China's secret police
10:30 - Running from China
22:19 - An enemy of the state
30:15 - Secret international operations
40:45 - International law
42:43 - Security threat
Australian government needs to wake up and step up.
Not only Australia.....all over the world !
Why I am not that surprised!
Great work ABC 🎉 hopefully this video will be promoted on the Chinese ABC newsletter too. The Chinese who live in Australia deserve to know the truth too.
I find this no surprise at all but thankyou for bringing it out.
Just tip of the iceberg.
It's quality work like this that the ABC is most famous for. The stories other news outlets don't dare run !
These guys are very brave
Now the whole world will know the dark side of China
Everyone knows, they just don't care, or worse, they wish they could do the same...
A Chinese Spy walks into ASIO
So fascinating that this is the first time I’ve seen a person who has been able to do this
make it viral pls
wow only now they have noticed. this has been going on for a long long time
Mind blowing
Please share this video with all that you know.
Im not surprised at all. From New Zealand
As a Chinese in Australia, I'm very shocked.
Insightful
not surprised but thank you for the insight.
I would like to know what the Chinese people think about this?
Great video.
Thank you for this inspiring journalism. Its truly amazing.
Absolutely epic report! Or dare I say, absolutely Eric report!
Not surprised...
What an absolutely outstanding and also damning story by the ABC! Well done to Echo Hui for the work she’s put into this, and also to Eric for bravely risking his life for freedom and liberty!
Shared.
Mortifying and not bloody surprising whatsoever !!
KNEW IT!!
The Meth Highway episode recently released was brilliant. If anyone knows who that journalist was I am very interested to know
fire investigation
Take care and be strong , praying for you all .
I'm proud of ABC. Not even Australian…
He choose to reveal all of these for his own safety, else he might still carry out such activities.
Also in the Philippines....
Not surprised !
Thanks for sharing.
It would be hard to be a spy and not keep it a secret. lol
thank you
Can ABC also do a report on Australian, Americans, UK spies? thanks
Thank you!
wow...
Journalism is alive ❤
Why would he risk his and his family life
I wonder if they are in America?
Are they in America?
Why is he in Australia.?
very Informative
Espionage is an never ending profession!
Wow. Amazing exposure for something everyone knows. .
All nations do it. Not just china.
👍👍👍
👍
the bg music is annoying af
😮
Nonsense
So scared 🤔
No difference with western the do same thing
Crocodile Dundee will save them
How about investigating western interference in other nations?
you mean like the cia?
First to comment
just a Chinese version of the CIA
What country doesn't do this?
What about the cia 😂😂😂
Thx ABC for the entertainment.
😅😂😂😂
so does every other country 😆
😅 Traitor
The decline of Australian media
This is real journalism 🎉 Kudos. Much better than those YT speculations. Go ABC 🇦🇺🇦🇺
😂😂😂😂
this happens everywhere by all governments nothing special here
all old news
They are nothing comparing to our CIA
Why is he running away from his government?
They should not be exposed.
What is the big deal 😦
Why this man wants to expose himself voluntarily?
What is the Australian government waiting for?