Trump foe's spy network inside US? FBI exposes China's ‘spy plot’ just before Taiwan 'war'

Weeks after President Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping, the FBI has shut down more than a dozen websites it says were fronts for a covert Chinese recruitment network inside the United States. According to investigators, fake consulting firms, AI‑driven job offers and crypto payments were used to lure current and former U.S. officials into sharing sensitive insights on U.S.–China ties and flashpoints like Iran and Israel‑Palestine, underscoring fears of a broader Beijing influence campaign.