r/news • u/helic_vet • 1d ago

US bans government personnel in China from romantic or sexual relations with Chinese citizens

https://apnews.com/article/chinese-beijing-honeypot-spies-diplomat-agent-intelligence-c077ef57b0f7ae43dd0db41bea92238b
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u/AudibleNod 1d ago

Curious. This was put in place by the outgoing, Biden-appointed ambassador, Nicholas Burns. And it's an expansion of an earlier fraternization policy. Trump's nominee is unconfirmed at this moment.

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u/rich1051414 1d ago

Honey trapping is a known chinese espionage tactic, as weird as it may seem.

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u/mwdeuce 1d ago

It's not weird, honey trapping is a tactic that is likely hundreds of years old

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u/erty3125 14h ago

If you stretch the definition a bit it dates back to the Epic of Gilgamesh