China’s Ministry of State Security Accuses ‘Spy Turtles and Spy Fish’ of Stealing Sensitive Marine Data

Stop the presses! Barely a month after President Donald Trump visited Beijing, an espionage scandal is brewing in the pristine waters off China’s long stretches of ocean coastline. China’s Ministry of State Security addressed the situation in a post on the social platform WeChat, the exact wording of which depends on your choice of translator. We’re going by Google Translate’s interpretation here. The post is really quite a read. It begins by setting the scene: China’s territorial waters, an “expansive blue territory [that] is a precious gift from nature to the Chinese nation.” And we’re not talking about nice beaches…