Two US Navy sailors charged with passing military secrets to China

, but the cases have been brought separately and federal officials have declined to be drawn over whether there are links between them.

The US has raised concerns for a number of years about the spying threat posed by Beijing, bringing criminal cases against Chinese agents who have stolen sensitive government and commercial information, including through illegal hacking. , 21, is accused of releasing secret information about the Ukraine war and other sensitive topics in a social media chat room popular with online gamers.underline Beijing's blatant attempts to gather details on US military operations.

He added the charges demonstrate the Chinese government's"determination to obtain information that is critical to our national defence by any means, so it could be used to their advantage".Jinchao Wei, a 22-year-old sailor serving on the San Diego-based USS Essex, was arrested on Wednesday while boarding the ship.

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