WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Chinese spy spills secrets to expose Communist espionage | 60 Minutes Australia

It's probably a safe bet that the all-powerful Chinese President Xi Jingping isn't a regular 60 Minutes viewer, but he'll surely want to tell this story, and that's because, from his point of view, it involves the unthinkable: a Chinese spy, one of his own people is betraying him by breaking ranks and defecting to Western Australia to be more specific tonight China's dirty

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will be revealed by a very brave man who has now set a very big target on himself and no doubt what a licheng is doing is so dangerous public speaking is probably the only way to save his life hi nick are you around?

We have something that might interest you. An informant came to see us in connection with wanting to

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how the Chinese spy network works around the

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as an investigative reporter. There are very few times that I have received such an important message. It's late October and one of my sources tells me that a Chinese Communist Party spy wants to blow his cover today. Actually, this guy was being followed and he realized that he doesn't do it.

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this soon his life could be in danger. I met him at an airport hotel in Sydney and what William Lachung reveals is surprising and unprecedented.

Are you afraid to say what's amazing? To tell the truth, inside me, I am extremely scared, you know kanji, this is a confession like no other. Never before has a Chinese spy gone public in this way. Coming in from the cold, our informant admits to his personal involvement in a series of Chinese spy missions in Hong Kong, violence and kidnappings aimed at disrupting the democracy movement. and in Taiwan a master plan to overthrow the president, what risk do you run by speaking out and making it public? death death not only for him but for his own family the fate of Wong Lachung and his young family now depends on the Australian government, he told him Those Chinese spies are operating here with impunity and tonight we corroborate their claims by exposing the operation to place an agent in our Parliament.

It was like something pulled out of a spine. This isn't just cash in a bag you know, given in exchange for favors. This is a state-sponsored attempt to infiltrate our Parliament and Australians should be very, very concerned about this. William Lachung has painted for as long as he can remember. He loves the sense of freedom and self-expression it gives him, and yet these are the same privileges he has. he dedicated his adult life to destruction by working as a spy. Were you working as a Chinese intelligence officer? Sudah, yes, at 27 years old. Wong's fresh appearance belies a disturbing reality for years.

He says that he has conducted covert

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operations on behalf of the Chinese government's fortune teller, my eagle. and although none of my family members knew until he came to Australia and applied for protection. Wang says his life as a spy began when he was recruited to work for a supposed Hong Kong-based investment company, but it was actually a front. for the Chinese government spy agencies and alleges that your boss, Young-shin, was a high-ranking military officer, saw our awards, and while trying to recruit me as a corps member, trusted you, so yeah, to be honest , there is a Chinese citizen.

This was attractive for singles, yes, since it is attractive to be a spy at that time, the word spy did not cross our minds, we simply thought that those things were the tasks we had to do for the country, one of the first missions of Wong in Hong Kong was to sabotage the city's independence movement for months, the streets here seem like a battle zone with continuous protests and escalating violence, but the fight for control of Hong Kong has actually lasted much longer time, for the first time Beijing's secret strategies are revealed. something I really want the public to know.

I know very well the way they operate to achieve their mission. Wang was ordered to infiltrate universities to draw students away from democratic movements and into the arms of the Chinese Communist Party. In the common channel schism week 3, we sent some mainland students to join this student association and pretended to support Hong Kong independence. They discovered information about those independence activists. We then verbally attacked them and made public all their personal data, as well as the data of their parents and relatives. thereby effectively silencing his students, did they instruct people to gather intelligence or information on dissidents?

Scioscia democracy activists came in the bloodletting, they didn't necessarily know they were spying on students in Australia and the other countries didn't even know that This supposed information gathering was

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, not something I'm proud of, but it is said that many of the students he influenced are now involved in violent clashes with pro-democracy students, as we have seen again this week. Yes, I influenced them with patriotism as a guide. Let them love the country, love the party and our leaders and fight firmly against those activists for independence and democracy in Hong Kong. They might as well never return here to Hong Kong.

No, you can't, you just can't do it if it is, simply, if it is. You know, for him to survive, to stay alive, to stay alive yesterday, he can't come back here. Philip Gregory has spent years trying to expose Chinese spies. He says Wong's revelations about Beijing's activities in Hong Kong will inflame tensions. How weird is that him? doing what he's doing is a once in a lifetime situation the fact that he's taking so much risk and he's so articulate about what he's doing the fact that he can say names you know this is amazing you can have a rumor but if you name names, it's A different story, it is not just the universities where Wang's spy operation operated, but it influenced many Western media outlets and politicians to describe such activities as peaceful protests.

His extraordinary claim is that his boss infiltrated the local media from within Hong Kong's major television networks. it has a tone of authenticity absolutely I have been monitoring the messages what it is about you know, the idea is to get the message directly to the people who need to know it and in China that is the message of the party as a counterespionage specialist Philip Gregory watched our interview with Wong and analyzed his claims. What are your impressions of him? A young man filled with incredible torment. A brave man. Someone who really believes in what he says.

He calls him brave. What sustains this man is his strong belief in what he is doing and, in particular, in freedom for himself and facing the children. What would happen to you if you returned to China? He can't, India, the baby. Hundreds imagine the consequences of a spy betraying the organization. I know very well that the Chinese Communist Party can never be trusted once I return I will be dead when I appear that is not your name it is disguise without distortion or deception we established a cyber army I gave the orders for kidnapping and other crimes you are committing some statements important, but is he telling the truth?

Every detail can withstand the scrutiny that follows in 61 William Lachung is the first Chinese spy to publicly blow his cover in Australia. He is exposing

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about China's interference operations around the

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but in return he wants our protection, well you are making big statements, why should Australia or Australians believe me if I am not telling the truth? The Australian government will not protect me, there is no benefit to me, every detail and every incident I have talked about can stand up to scrutiny we have come here to Hong Kong to verify parts of our privileged history it is a place he finds too dangerous to go. to never return one says that one of his most alarming assignments for Beijing was an operation that terrorized the people of Hong Kong and caused an international stir because others associated with the bookstore supposedly disappeared in just the last two months.

It was late 2015 when, one by one, five Causeway Bay bookstore owners disappeared only to reappear in detention in mainland China, it is widely believed. The kidnappings were ordered because the store sold anti-Communist Party books, but Beijing has always denied this and, to be fair, there has never been any proof until now. Is it true that you helped organize the kidnapping at the Causeway Bay bookstore? You can tell, since I was one of the informants who ordered the task, this is the first time that an agent within the kidnapping operation has broken ranks. Most of the victims like this man Lee Bo were terrified of retaliation and of that they refused to admit that they were kidnapped without a doubt zone how about, uh, pure? but one tells a very different story we were directly involved in coordinating the kidnapping of Lebo Wang says he personally delivered his boss's orders to the kidnapping team Oh Mormons my boss's organization is in direct contact with the Chinese sighs and what were they? the orders you gave work to the person you contacted or arrested Lee Bo as soon as possible.

Now he sent six agents who took Lee Bo from the Causeway Bay book warehouse directly to mainland China. Dialogue Beansie, we can hide another loss. Yes, it's only here in the bookstore. It was an important incident because people were simply expressing their views. Australian intelligence expert Philip Gregory knows the bookstore case well and traveled with us to Hong Kong to help test the Wong stores. You know, the sciences of closure. The Chinese state has always denied the kidnappings. Because? What our informant has to say about this is very important because he gives us the details that you know from an intelligence point of view.

What you are doing here is actually pointing out the series of actions that led to this and giving us a very clear idea about why it happened and how it happened how the entire Chinese state sees you talking about the Causeway Bay bookstore kidnappers will see you as an essential betrayal has been laid against the largest state in the world the wrong details are risking their lives to reveal our It is extraordinary, but according to our investigation, they are held in Hong Kong, we verified names, addresses, company details and have spoken to confidential sources. On the 22nd floor of this tower is the headquarters of Wang's spy operation.

Business records link him to the armed wing of the Chinese military. Lincoln sets up another of Wang's shocking revelations that his organization was allegedly involved in the theft of the US military intelligence office, avoiding me to steal US intelligence is absolutely the most important job of my boss, so she mentioned on many occasions that the US had been monitoring him closely because much of the US intelligence she had stolen was obtained in other countries that she thought were external. Philip Gregory says one's decision to reveal inside secrets like this will anger the Chinese Communist Party. This is a threat that must be addressed from his point of view.

From my point of view, I would have thought that we needed to be more vigilant with this young man, by speaking, he gave himself a death sentence, effectively in the long term, he has to face the prospect that his life will always be threatened because They won't forget it. next let's follow his real scam made in China we could instantly delete his Facebook, the plot to overthrow a fallen leader is crazy on the front line or democratic countries should pay attention and the plot to infiltrate Australia was cultivated by the government Chinese to execute him as a petty party candidate That's the next 60

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Most spies will face a moment, however fleeting, when their loyalty wavers, but it actually leads an agent to abandon his country and reveal its secrets.

That's what makes William Leach Young's decision so unusual. That's you in the photo. yes, it's just your date of birth no, that's not your name, it's like that, no, he says his moment of truth came six months ago with the arrival of a fake passport, which triggered a deep fear that he was about about to lose your true identity forever, when did you do it? I decided to become a deserter. I was given the task of going to Taiwan. This time I had to change my name. My whole identity to go to Taiwan and be a spider.

This is the main reason I came to Australia to seek asylum. The mission Wang's bosses planned for him, Taiwan would have been his most critical point, yet the US Navy chiefs sailed their warships through the strategic and highly sensitive Taiwan Strait Today Taiwan is the main dividing line between the two most powerful countries in the world, the US and China, some experts say tensions over Taiwan could even spark a war, but as one reveals a secret battle is already being fought , Taiwan would be, among all the issues, what worries the Chinese Communist Party the most is the unification ofTaiwan, then Xi Jinping's position would be unwavering. uo3 our insider says Beijing wants to overthrow Taiwan. current usa friendly president and his master plan to do so will alarm the world, is what you are saying correct?

Your job was to meddle in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election secretly from the Chinese government. Yes, that's why I needed to change my name and not use my real name. identity was their ultimate goal to ensure that the current president of Taiwan was not elected yes, woman, those of Taijuan, it was the most important job in the house, infiltration in the media, temples and grassroots organizations, the Temples like this were the target of Wong's operation because there are such important political and social centers here in Taiwan that his ultimate goal was to undermine the Taiwanese president because Beijing considers him hostile.

The world woke up to the reality of election meddling when Russia was exposed for interfering in the 2016 US election, they used sophisticated systems. The cyber techniques for hacking computers and networks used by the Clinton campaign are eerily similar to what is happening now in Taiwan. Vice Foreign Minister Suchan Xu is convinced that his country's political system is under cyber attack by Beijing, but his government has never been able to prove that this is the case. You are very worried, yes, very worried, we are very worried about this, why should the international community care about what is happening in Taiwan?

Taiwan is on the front line, so it is not just a problem between China, it becomes China and Taiwan, it is a problem between two political camps in the world. So what is happening today in Taiwan is a good example of what will happen in other parts of the world and I think all democratic countries should pay attention to what is happening in democracy here. It is difficult and fiercely protected in this demonstration, political factions fight against it. in a passionate, if sometimes overzealous, display of freedom of speech and political expression. Taiwan's democracy appears healthy, but one claims it is under attack and you should know that one of its key missions was to support the presidential candidate who appears here tonight by secretly interfering in the election.

This is the presidential candidate, honorable, he is Beijing's favorite and has an army of supporters, but during the local elections last year he had a secret army; one knows because he was the honey of his boss, whom you defeated all the unstable sri rama, soon we established a cyber army, if we wanted to attack someone, we could instantly delete their facebook Taiwan, yes, or the GB. I was responsible for organizing the cyber army attacks and a large number of people involved were university students. I was at it, and you were giving orders. to which we added that I gave the order that we change their IP addresses to other countries so that they would not be identified once our messages were online, public opinion would follow one that reveals that their organization also has control over the agents working in main media outlets in Taiwan and that were directed to change the public debate in Beijing in favor at this time we are facing multiple threats do you think that some within the Chinese Communist Party fear Taiwan's democratic system definitely definitely I mean chai China has An authoritarian regime Xi Jinping intends to disrupt our democracy to undermine the democracy of our government? credibility and diminish the trust of our citizens in our government.

Would you be surprised to learn that the Chinese government is sending intelligence agents to Taiwan with orders to interfere in the elections? If we understand how the Chinese reach their party, the government of Iran, it will not surprise us. That's why Wang says he's supposed to be in Taiwan right now carrying out his orders to sabotage the upcoming presidential election. Instead, since May he has been hiding in Australia, where his wife studies and lives with his two-year-old son. It has taken him five months. for one to muster the courage to contact the Australian government and ask for protection, why did it take me so long to get up?

It was because during this period of time they had been continually trying to persuade me to come back, to come find me, that Libya, including following me in Australia so you say they followed you what happened Kawa they wanted to see who and what kind of people I got in touch with contact to track my movements and find out my address. I moved house three times in such a short time and I may move again in the future it's the feeling of being followed it's really scary it was Nick our job for Asia Mystery in Melbourne a guy who was a bit of a high roller who lived beyond its possibilities the Chinese plot was surreal money in the spine to penetrate our government the first thing I have been doing is recruiting, that's the next sixty

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, it's early March and the cleaner at a motel in the suburbs of Melbourne has discovered a body on the floor of a room, the dead man is Nick Jiao, a car from Melbourne.

A trafficker and young father of one, his death is sudden and mysterious and whispers begin to spread not only among his friends and family, but throughout Australia's intelligence community. When did you first hear about Nick's sale? I heard about Nick Zero several months ago, what did you do? I heard that he was a 32 year old Norman resident cultivated by the Chinese government to run as a Liberal Party candidate in the Commonwealth Parliament and that Nick Co is already dead as a federal MP. Andrew Hasty chairs the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Intelligence and Security. You have been informed. about the suspicious circumstances surrounding Nick Jo's death, including allegations that he was targeted by a Chinese spy ring, was surreal, seemed like something out of a spy novel happening in Melbourne with impunity and, very worryingly, Nick Jo projected an image of success to match cash for fast cars and big plans to expand his car business in 2015.

He joined the Liberal Party in the East Melbourne seat of Chisholm. He was a paid member, meaning he was probably active in the branch and division of his where he currently holds the seat. Australia's first Chinese-born MP, Gladys Liu, in September faced accusations that she was a Manchurian candidate planted by the Chinese Communist Party, with the Prime Minister defending her. The story created a lot of smoke but very little fire, but something much more sinister had been happening in her electorate. We can reveal that before his death, Liberal Party member Nick Joe claims to have been approached in Melbourne by an alleged Chinese spy network and offered an extraordinary assignment.

The young father was promised a seven-figure sum in exchange for him running as a political candidate. In federal parliament, I think Nick himself was a perfect target to cultivate a guy who was a high roller in Melbourne who lived beyond his means, someone who was vulnerable to a foreign state intelligence service. Cole debating this case with strong and clinical accusations and evidence of a real plot to infiltrate our Parliament seems to go much further than anything we have heard to date. attempt to infiltrate our Parliament using an Australian citizen and basically operate him as an agent of foreign influence in our democratic system, so this is really significant and Australians should be very, very concerned about this.

Sources say the alleged Chinese spy network that targeted Nick Jiao is under control. investigation by a zio we can expose the identity of the man who Nick Jiao claims told him to infiltrate our Parliament. His name is Brian Chen and our research shows that he appears to be a busy Chinese businessman bouncing between Melbourne and Asia, but last time. passed through Melbourne airport was interrogated by Australian authorities and accused of being a spy in Hong Kong we tracked down corporate records from his office confirm that he is in business with the Chinese military's main weapons company, Norinco, what does his profile about his possible connection with the Chinese? military intelligence, it just seems like a trail in the sky, from my point of view, Australian intelligence expert Philip Gregory says there are several red flags about Brian Chen's behavior that would have attracted the attention of an SEO as an analyst, the first thing What I'll do What you're doing is targeting this guy for a disruption operation or looking to recruit him.

It seems that Nick Jiao was also worried about Brian Chen. He never complied with Chen's alleged request to infiltrate our Parliament. Instead, his associates have told us that he turned to Australia's National Security Agency, Ozio. For help, is Nick working for Asia? I'm not going to go into detail which I know would be inappropriate. We contacted Brian Chin and asked if he knew Nick Jiao. He denied it. He also insists that he is just a businessman who has been unfairly questioned by Australia. authorities, except for a businessman, Brian Chen's denials are curious, for example, he has been seen wearing a Chinese military uniform, but he says that he simply likes to show off by dressing up in a costume.

We asked him why he sometimes poses as a journalist at international conferences, he says. It's because he just likes to network, no one knows why Nick Joe was found dead in his Melbourne motel room eight months ago, there's no suggestion that Brian Chen is involved, but whether it was a natural cause of suicide or something else. Ominously, his death means he never will. I repeat your accusations about the offer to infiltrate our Parliament, everyone should be worried about the way Nick is our diet and I think we need a full investigation where we turn over every stone, explore every nook and cranny, shed as much light on the shades. and make sure that we have a full and complete understanding of how he died and why he died.

He is known to be especially hostile to the Chinese Communist Party. It is Australian sovereignty that protects our values, our institutions and our people and that is why I am speaking out that is why our Chinese intelligence Insider is speaking to someone William a Cheung claims he is aware of multiple Chinese spies operating in Australia at this time. moment during a meeting with our investigation team, he reveals that his boss in Hong Kong has current dealings with Australia's most infamous accused Chinese government agent, Guangzhou mo, where is Frank mo right now in Hong Kong in my boss's office ?

Fung mo is in mr. Chung's office just downstairs so I'm washing away the sins of the day he's in his office right now the billionaire who has been expelled from Australia for his links to the Chinese Communist Party is also being investigated for making dubious political donations but you rule him out as small people compared to

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spies Australia should aim for guarantees young Morgan hyung hyung Mao is definitely a small potato compared to others. I know, on faith, are you willing to work with the Australian government to brief them on how Chinese intelligence operates? She lost you. the dance, well, since I chose to be here, I am absolutely willing to cooperate.

Come up, please, come out into the light, won't you? The dangerous consequences. Are you ready to see your mother again, your father, your return to China? but training Beijing I think it takes great reserves of courage. Is this spy a hero because he has something that affects future generations? A fool of his word, he could be caught here. I am very concerned about my safety in Australia in the next 60 minutes at 27 1. William Lachung is experiencing what freedom feels like: it is a privilege he desperately wants to hold on to not for himself but for the future of his wife and son of two years.

What is his hope for his wife and his son? For you, yes, I would love my wife and my family. I hope that my son's future life will not be manipulated in any way and that he can live an independent, free, healthy and positive life, but Wong and his family are far from free even when Hiring here in Sydney since he appeared before us. He says he also met with a CEO. He is seeking protection from Australia, but there are no guarantees he will get it. Federal MP Andrew Hasty says he deserves our help. I think huge reserves are needed. of courage to go out into the public square as a former Chinese spy and reveal to the Australian public what he has been up to.

Some Australians may instinctively hesitate to say, well, he worked for the dark side, why should we support this man? Has He not come to light? He is a friend of democracy and I believe he deserves our protection and support should the Australian government grant him a protection visa. I do not believe that anyone who is willing to help us defend our sovereignty deserves our protection. Wong lives in constant fear of being watched.or attacked even within Australia. He says his boss in Hong Kong knows he is missing in action and has already taken steps to persuade him to return.

Young-shin denies all of Wang's accusations and says they are not true Overnight police in China released a statement accusing Wang of being a convicted fraud and wanted fugitive on board says since I arrived in Australia in May they have worked with me they are threatening was in a gentle way using my family members well -Ser and security to negotiate with intelligence expert Philip Gregory says Wong's public defection now seriously endangers his life and that of his family in mainland China . I truly feel the incredible torment he now faces and he clearly has incredible respect for his family there is no doubt about it, but he sees that what he is doing has been even more important because he has something that affects future generations condemned to a life Under threat.

Wang says he hopes his revelations will inspire those fighting for freedom of expression and democracy. in the face of oppression from Beijing, she also wants Australia to be her potential new home to understand that the Chinese Communist Party does not respect our sovereignty while trying to increase its power and is worried that you may be hurt here in Australia, oh yes, she is, I am very worried for my safety in Australia, more importantly my family, my wife and my son, they didn't know about this now they know they are extremely scared if I am killed my families will be destroyed.

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