In this digital information age, intelligence security has become more and more important. However, just when we thought the security line was impenetrable, a shocking case emerged. Zhang Xiangbin, a former intelligence officer, went on to sneak out information and leak more than 5,200 pieces of classified information for 20 years.
How did this traitor get away with it for 20 years?Is his behavior monitored?How did the intelligence services respond to this leak?In the end, what happened to this traitor?
Deep in the mountains of Guangxi, Zhang Xiangbin was born in a poor family in 1970. The living conditions there are difficult, but full of simplicity and tenacity. Since childhood, Xiao Zhang has known that only education can break the shackles of poverty. Under the dim kerosene lamp, he studied the textbook day and night, and the yellowed pages testified to his tireless efforts.
In 1988, when the spring breeze was blowing, Zhang Xiangbin ushered in a turning point in his life - the college entrance examination. With outstanding results, he crossed the mountains and rivers and came to the longed-for Beijing University of Foreign Chinese. Behind the joy, however, are the faces of families anxious about tuition. His parents borrowed money from everywhere and struggled to raise enough money to get him into college.
There, Zhang Xiangbin's diligence became his label. He stayed up late at night studying various books, which made his academic grades at the top, and it was for this reason that the school decided to provide him with state grants to alleviate the financial pressure.
In 1992, after graduating, Zhang Xiangbin was assigned to a national ministry as a foreign language translator. Four years later, his fate took another turn and he was sent overseas to continue his translation work. In a foreign country, Zhang Xiangbin not only completed his work tasks, but also got acquainted with many diplomats, and his life trajectory has undergone new changes in this land.
They not only gave him guidance in his work and improved his translation skills, but also gave him meticulous care in life, so that Zhang Xiangbin, who was far away from his homeland, felt the warmth of home and established a deep friendship with them.
But what Zhang Xiangbin didn't know was that these superficially enthusiastic foreigners were actually intelligence agents of that country. Over time, Zhang's relationship with these foreigners gradually changed from official contacts to private secret contacts. Under the huge amount of money, Zhang Xiangbin gradually lost his principles, began to leak confidential information to them, and embarked on the road of breaking the law and committing crimes step by step.
During his time abroad, Zhang Xiangbin completely indulged in himself, frequently indulged in sensuality, and had improper relationships with many foreign women. Among them, he was particularly close to a woman from the country** and even gave birth to two children. All this became a powerful means for the country's intelligence agencies to control him, and he fell deeper and deeper into the path of crime.
Zhang Xiangbin's intelligence leakage can be roughly divided into two stages. In the first phase, from 1996 to 2008, he continued to work as a translator, and out of security concerns, he cautiously leaked 14 highly classified documents to foreign intelligence services.
In the summer of 2008, Zhang Xiangbin stood in the office of his unit, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light. He made a fateful decision - to resign. However, before resigning, he did something earth-shattering: quietly took a large number of classified documents from the office computer and internal network, and skillfully carried them out of the country.
The sheer number of documents he took with him was staggering: 5,200, including 59 in the top secret class, 848 in the secret class, and 541 in the secret class. Abroad, Zhang Xiangbin relied on these precious information to pay for his luxurious life. Beneath the flamboyant façade of his life lies a great danger – the buyers of the documents are surrounded like sharks.
In 2016, the death of his father made his heart tight, and he decided to return to China with a fluke mentality. The moment he stepped on the soil of his motherland, a trace of uneasiness felt in his heart.
"Zhang Xiangbin, you have **. This was the first sentence he heard in the *** hall of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Horror, unbelief, and despair intertwined on his face. In February 2019, Zhang Xiangbin was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for espionage and illegally obtaining state secrets. At that moment, he finally realized his crime, but everything was irreparable.
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