Xu Junping was an high ranking official of the Ministère of Defense of the Popular republic of China.

Career

In the years 1970, Xu Junping studied English in Great Britain, with many people who then made a brilliant career in the Chinese administration. For example, Yang Jiechi, ambassador from China to Washington of 2001 have 2005 and currently Foreign Minister of its country. In 1996, it is named chief of the Department Oceania and North America at the office of the foreign affairs of the ministry for Chinese Defense. Its career appeared launched well, until it does suddenly defection with the profit of the CIA in December 2000.

Defection

Many versions circulated on the defection of this senior executive of the Ministry for Chinese Defense. For example, that it had made defection either whereas it accompanied a military delegation in Canada, even New York has. Another version wants that an officer of the CIA in station has Beijing transmitted to Junping a phone number to once contact the CIA it will be apart from the Chinese territory. Having taken a plane towards Bangkok then New York, Xu Junping would then have been recovered by the CIA and the FBI. While his wife would have been exfiltrée at the time of a diplomatic cocktail, which shows an action of defection prepared in advance.

Xu Junping was débriefé by the CIA and FBI. It provided number of information on the work of the Chinese secret services against the United States, and was placed in the program of protection of the witnesses.

External bonds

• the station of the CIA with Beijing
• '' Xu Junping has defected ''