A Chinese spy ring has been convicted of running ‘shadow policing’ operations on British soil.
In an unprecedented case that goes to the heart of the civil service, UK Border Force officer Peter Wai and retired Hong Kong police officer Bill Yuen spied on Chinese dissidents living in the UK and senior MPs who supported them.
In a shocking breach of national security, Wai used his privileged access to Home Office databases to supply intelligence to Beijing.
The convictions are the first relating to Chinese espionage in British history.
But MPs warned last night that the case was ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
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