Connie Chung, on May 19th, 1994

CHUNG: It all starts here in Beijing. A Chinese student or
scientist or businessperson applies for a visa to go to the US.
Then the Ministry of State Security starts asking questions: What
can you learn in the States? Will you be working with computers?
Will you be loyal to China? And most importantly, can you be
patient? Eftimiades says the prospective spies are trained, paid
and warned to stay in touch. 'Remember,' they are told, 'we'll be
watching your family members in China.' 'Lay low until you're
contacted,' they are told. It could be years.


CHUNG: Every day, planeloads of Chinese citizens arrive legally
in the United States, ordinary people. But to the Chinese
government, some of them may be future spies, who a few years
down the road, will be activated to steal American's military and
technological secrets, whether they want to or not.


Eye on America, hosted by Ms.
Connie Chung, on May 19th, 1994