Chinese May Be 'Probing' American Military Readiness Through Base Breaches, Lawmaker Says

At the same time, Chinese nationals and others from adversarial nations have increasingly been caught attempting to access America's military bases.

Dozens of incidents have come to light of Chinese nationals snapping photos near military installations and critical infrastructure such as reservoirs, claiming to be tourists-even when the facilities are rural and isolated, he said.

A Border Patrol agent apprehends a large group of mostly Chinese illegal immigrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, at Jacumba, Calif., on June 6, 2024.

Chinese nationals crossing the border gives Beijing a larger pool of citizens to potentially strong-arm into spying, even if it involves unsophisticated attempts, he said.

In one case, Chinese nationals were reportedly detected crossing into a U.S. missile range in New Mexico, and other Chinese were caught scuba diving close to a rocket launch site in Florida used for surveillance satellites and other sensitive military purposes.

In June 2020, three Chinese foreign nationals were sentenced to prison for illegally photographing military sites at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Key West, Florida.

A group of Chinese nationals claiming to be "Tourists" attempted to physically bypass security guards at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, saying they had reservations at a hotel on the military base. 

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