Xu is a deputy division director with the Jiangsu Province Ministry of State Security (JSSD), a provincial arm of the MSS.
“If not the first, this is an exceptionally rare achievement — that you’re able to catch an espionage operative and have them extradited to the United States,” said John Carlin, a former assistant attorney general for national security. “It significantly raises the stakes for China and is a part of the deterrence program that some people thought would never be possible.”
This is HUGE. @TheJusticeDept just announce the *ARREST* of Yanjun Xu, a Deputy Division Director with Ministry of State Security (MSS). He was responsible for recruiting assets in US aviation sector for industrial espionage. Expect China to hit back hard! *****7WQafDx5zO
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) October 10, 2018
Chinese Intelligence Officer Charged with Economic Espionage Involving Theft of Trade Secrets from Leading U.S. Aviation Companies*****QaxTXJr6RV
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) October 10, 2018
「中国骇客回来了！」美报告：中国网攻已超越俄罗斯
《美国之音》报导，中国窃取美国商业机密在奥巴马执政末期稍微停止，但今年以来又加大了窃取机密的力度。
美国资安公司CrowdStrike公司创办人阿尔佩洛维奇坦言，「我现在可以告诉你，很不幸的是，中国骇客又回来了！」
阿尔佩洛维奇指出，「我们发现，过去1年半的骇客活动大幅增加。（中国骇客）是我们看到的最严重的威胁者，攻击美国和西欧的各个机构。」
根据该公司报告，过去1年来，随着川普政府对中国的态度越来越强硬，与中国有关的骇客组织对西方国家的窃取行为已明显提高。中国骇客主要针对美国和西欧国家的生物科技、国防、采矿业、医药、职业服务和运输企业等方面。
另外，Crowdstrike报告也提到，中国已经超过俄罗斯，成为对西方进行网路攻击的最大国家，除了攻击公司，中国也对大学、政府机构、智库以及非营利组织进行网攻。对此北京政府过去已数次否认。
