Chinese students now constitute the largest foreign student body in the US, according to data from the Institute of International Education. 'They don't just come here to spy'But addressing that problem is difficult given the large population of Chinese students sent to the US each year. The Washington Post previously reported that Ji's case has been linked to the indictment of a Chinese intelligence officer named Xu Yanjun. He is the first Chinese intelligence officer to be extradited for prosecution in the US. One October 2018 indictment accused two Chinese intelligence officers of attempting to hack and infiltrate private companies over the course of five years in an attempt to steal technology.

Source: CNN February 02, 2019 02:03 UTC