China Uses LinkedIn to Lure Spy Recruits in West, U.S. and Allies Warn

BEIJING—Chinese spies are increasingly posing as job recruiters on LinkedIn and other professional networking sites to recruit Western military and government personnel, the U.S. and its intelligence allies warned this week, reinforcing calls for vigilance. The Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network, which also includes Canada, the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, alleged that Chinese military intelligence operatives were posing as employees of private consultancies, think tanks and human-resources firms looking to hire foreign-policy or defense analysts. Potential targets who respond to the online job advertisements—including holders of security clearances and military personnel with knowledge of the Indo-Pacific—are interviewed and asked to…