All tagged CCP influence

Australian Businessman Convicted of Selling Intelligence to Chinese Spy Network

A Sydney businessman has been found guilty of reckless foreign interference after providing reports on sensitive Australian defense, economic, and resource issues to individuals authorities believe were operatives for the CCP's Ministry of State Security (MSS). Alexander Csergo, 59, was convicted on March 13, 2026, by a jury in the Sydney District Court following a trial that exposed the CCP's aggressive use of LinkedIn and cash payments to harvest intelligence from Western nationals.