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It is a really interesting shift from throwing spies out of the country to criminally indicting them. I wonder if we will see similar indictments brought agains
by TACIXAT 8y ago
It is a really interesting shift from throwing spies out of the country to criminally indicting them. I wonder if we will see similar indictments brought against US agents in the future.
- nradov 8y agoNothing has shifted. Spies without diplomatic immunity have always been criminally prosecuted. Often they're held in prison for a while, then quietly repatriated in return for one of our spies or some other political concession.
- zip1234 8y agoChina doesn't do that: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-china-found-cia-spies-leak-2018-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-china-found-cia-spies-le...
- everybodyknows 8y agoThose spies were apparently Chinese nationals, so Beijing would have considered them traitors. In the West that draws a long prison sentence. China and Russia are less gentle.