The piece contends that while rumors circulated among political gossips and online, these remained unsubstantiated whispers that did not meet journalism’s evidentiary threshold for publication.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Local gossips claimed that Chin Ming Tai paid Moy Sing a bride price of $20,000, an astronomical sum for the time.
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance warned that China was using LinkedIn and other social media platforms to recruit spies.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
4 June 2026
In the bulletin, the Five Eyes agencies said Chinese spies were particularly targeting those who specialized in defense, foreign affairs and intelligence, and military personnel, including those stationed in the Indo-Pacific region.
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