Singapore Spy Case Reawakens Fears China Recruiting on Island State

Singapore Spy Case Reawakens Fears China Recruiting on Island State
A view of Singapore skyline, amid the (COVID-19) pandemic, in Singapore, on July 14, 2020. Edgar Su/Reuters
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SINGAPORE—The case of a Singaporean caught spying for China in the United States has reawakened fears over China recruiting intelligence assets on the island state that has won trust among Western governments while keeping on good terms with Beijing.

Jun Wei Yeo, a 39-year-old academic who also goes by the name Dickson Yeo, pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Friday to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese intelligence. He will be sentenced in October and faces up to 10 years in prison.