CHINA-ESPIONAGE
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The state-controlled Dalian Daily said on March 7, 2015, that two young 23-year old "ordinary workers", identified only by their surnames Han and Zhang, had been sentenced to 8 and 6 years respectively on charges of using their access to military bases in Dalian and taking photographs of the aircraft carrier Liaoning at the behest of a foreign intelligence operative. The paper said "The enemy hidden on the front lines has shown itself. In recent years foreign spies have used the internet as a battlefield for inciting rebellion within the enemy camp, and some young internet users have become the targets. The methods of the enemy may be cunning, but actually it is completely possible to guard against them."
China's Ministry of National Defense did not respond to a request for comment.
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