Secret Chinese spying operations in Australia revealed | Four Corners

For the first time ever, a former spy for China’s notorious secret police - one of the most powerful arms of the country’s intelligence apparatus - goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil and the dissidents he was tasked with tracking, including in Australia, Canada, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In a major investigation reported by the ABC’s Echo Hui, the spy - who goes by the name Eric - comes out of the shadows at great danger to himself, revealing his face to expose how China has used its global network over the last two decades to surveil, silence and kidnap those its government and president Xi Jinping deems enemies of the state.
The spy divulges his double life and the secrets he’s been guarding. He reveals the inner workings of the secret police, including the companies they use as cover, who his targets were, and the tactics he used to hunt them down.
It raises tough questions about China’s global reach and Australia’s national security.
Read more about this story here: www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1...
Read more about Eric's story here: ab.co/4dFexeK
This episode was originally broadcast as ‘Ruthless Pursuit’ on 13 May 2024 on ABC TV and ABC iview.
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Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
00:00 - A spy speaks out
02:11 - The escape
04:21 - Investigating China's secret police
10:30 - Running from China
22:19 - An enemy of the state
30:15 - Secret international operations
40:45 - International law
42:43 - Security threat

[@aloragreenteam2343]

Not only Australia.....all over the world !

[@Boston82bl]

Australian government needs to wake up and step up.

[@agrimensor6406]

Also in the Philippines....

[@anarkia_zh]

Great work ABC 🎉 hopefully this video will be promoted on the Chinese ABC newsletter too. The Chinese who live in Australia deserve to know the truth too.

[@Totinofamily]

Why I am not that surprised!

[@mycute25]

Not suprised Here also in the Philippines and they want to took our land also.

[@306champion]

I find this no surprise at all but thankyou for bringing it out.

[@nicklu5188]

Just tip of the iceberg.

[@pochunky]

These guys are very brave

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's quality work like this that the ABC is most famous for. The stories other news outlets don't dare run !

[@antenna69]

wow only now they have noticed. this has been going on for a long long time

[@imgonnarockyourworld6989]

Now the whole world will know the dark side of China

[@jamesgarner327]

Everyone knows, they just don't care, or worse, they wish they could do the same...

[@fionamcmurdo5959]

A Chinese Spy walks into ASIO

[@cabbytabby]

So fascinating that this is the first time I’ve seen a person who has been able to do this

[@jackylin2388]

make it viral pls

[@AlaskaSL202]

Mind blowing

[@user-fs3iv4lq5g]

As a Chinese in Australia, I'm very shocked.

[@methylenedioxy818]

Great job ABC! It's important that stories like this be told. And to those in the comments who are saying "what's the big deal? All countries do this. What's the difference between this and what the CIA does?" the key difference is that the CCP has VERY different ideas of what a "crime" is than most of the rest of the world. Political opposition/criticism and political cartooning are not crimes in democracies.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Please share this video with all that you know.

[@tenzinjimme8252]

World need to wake up

[@TheGreatestJimmy]

Insightful

[@sureok2782]

not surprised but thank you for the insight.

[@frederickzoreta6617]

They’ve been doing this all over the Philippines 🇵🇭 too. And they’ve also had a growing presence in Canada 🇨🇦.

[@user-yf7xe7zc6g]

Thank you for this inspiring journalism. Its truly amazing.

[@JigilJigil]

Great video.

[@User1975-]

Mortifying and not bloody surprising whatsoever !!

[@veryveryexpert4255]

I would like to know what the Chinese people think about this?

[@paulwally9007]

Absolutely epic report! Or dare I say, absolutely Eric report!

[@mary-loustock7652]

Im not surprised at all. From New Zealand

[@maevanessa97]

Not surprised...

[@tekboi1984]

KNEW IT!!

[@Rheilffordd]

What an absolutely outstanding and also damning story by the ABC! Well done to Echo Hui for the work she’s put into this, and also to Eric for bravely risking his life for freedom and liberty!

[@josephineespiritu3930]

Also in philippines

[@deanmanly7622]

Shared.

[@sardonicnihilist5955]

China is too good a customer for Australia to take any action on this.

[@kht5756]

Take care and be strong , praying for you all .

[@arsenalofdemocracy9985]

fire investigation

[@kurtalder1622]

The Meth Highway episode recently released was brilliant. If anyone knows who that journalist was I am very interested to know

[@Cathck]

He choose to reveal all of these for his own safety, else he might still carry out such activities.

[@freetibet1532]

Not surprised !

[@RodrigoPalma700]

Thanks for sharing.

[@MrLchao]

It would be hard to be a spy and not keep it a secret. lol

[@LMB222]

I'm proud of ABC. Not even Australian…

[@Tony-hb1hy]

All country did the exact same thing, that why all have their own inteligence service

[@SchaleDude]

Wow, what a surprise! 🙌
Better late than never I guess...

[@me8874]

Also in Philippines

[@shirleywong9428]

Why would he risk his and his family life

[@Aasthamileyfan]

Journalism is alive ❤

[@TheAcadianGuy]

wow...

[@demisecphuket]

Wow. Amazing exposure for something everyone knows. .

[@dixmagoo6732]

Thank you!

[@I2yantheGreat]

thank you

[@Rose-jr4tx]

Espionage is an never ending profession!

[@wilmahughes9879]

very Informative

[@heatherbeth4249]

Are they in America?

[@heatherbeth4249]

I wonder if they are in America?

[@janethughes9541]

Why is he in Australia.?

[@BS-ve6dt]

👍👍👍

[@jmtflodin7774]

ÅÅÅåååstralia........

[@karloyu3484]

👍

[@BRUCE_the_MOOSE_]

I spy with my little eye, something beginning wiiiith - CCP

[@oliver6224]

Can ABC also do a report on Australian, Americans, UK spies? thanks

[@jenq6751]

They are nothing comparing to our CIA

[@zora3599]

you mean like the cia?

[@philfeng3796]

the bg music is annoying af

[@MrTee2012]

So scared 🤔

[@zarifseb5307]

All nations do it. Not just china.

[@SiTang]

hahahaha

[@TheIlias333]

😮

[@John-cc9my]

Crocodile Dundee will save them

[@kin-fatchan7313]

Thx ABC for the entertainment.

[@danielponidi2722]

😅😂😂😂

[@aus-reviews8462]

just a Chinese version of the CIA

[@user-zj8rh4ic7b]

😅 Traitor

[@neilwoodbridge8232]

What country doesn't do this?

[@haniahannslew4108]

Nonsense

[@ogbudumoses6459]

First to comment

[@namazlur78]

What about the cia 😂😂😂

[@albback8176]

The decline of Australian media

[@nimoshakira1057]

No difference with western the do same thing

[@TheMonobot]

so does every other country 😆

[@user-fx8py3bz8s]

😂😂😂😂

[@aeromtb2468]

all old news

[@ykievzki9837]

They should not be exposed.

[@mussydesign7933]

this happens everywhere by all governments nothing special here

[@ntsakojonathansambo4473]

Why is he running away from his government?

[@level1selamat155]

What is the big deal 😦

[@vicmigo]

How about investigating western interference in other nations?

[@tm92489]

This is real journalism 🎉 Kudos. Much better than those YT speculations. Go ABC 🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@loststar2645]

I think also in. Canada

[@seansmith131]

this must be exposed to the entire world

[@hangmatchahang5260]

Funny 😄

[@huangtrent2093]

Why this man wants to expose himself voluntarily?

[@ants08031236414]

What is the Australian government waiting for?

[@ONE_PIECE_NARUTO]