Spy case reawakens Singaporean fears China is recruiting on island

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The case raises concerns that Singapore is a soft target for China to recruit well-educated ethnic Chinese assets. FMTNews Spy China Singapore

Using LinkedIn, Dickson Yeo targeted those with financial or work troubles to write reports.

Court documents show Yeo was lured into becoming a Chinese asset four years earlier while attending a forum in Beijing to give a presentation on Southeast Asian politics. He moved to the US in January 2019. When he moved to the US his handlers gave him a bank card and told him to communicate with them using multiple phones to avoid detection.

Two former classmates said that Yeo had dreamed of becoming a diplomat but felt he had been shunned by the Singapore establishment. Yeo could not be reached for comment.The home ministry said investigations into Yeo “had not revealed any direct threat” to Singapore.

 

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