CIA officers began to disappear in early 2011. Over the past few years in China, 18 to 20 CIA operatives were executed or sentenced to jail, the New York Times writes.. As noted, such a policy of the Chinese authorities leads to the paralysis of intelligence work in this country. "The Chinese effectively destroy the network, for the construction of which took years," - says the publication. The publication says that current and former US officials described these events as one of the biggest failures for the United States in the intelligence sphere over the decades. CIA staff began to disappear in early 2011. At least one was shot in front of his colleagues in the courtyard of the state building.

As the newspaper notes, the CIA considers espionage in China to be one of its top priorities, but the country's extensive security apparatus makes the work of Western scouts impossible. The CIA has not commented on this information in any way. Earlier, the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has a special department that will deal with the "assessment of the threat" from the DPRK. CIA accused Russia of cooperation with WikiLeaks.

Original article: In China, for several years, 20 CIA agents were lost - the media.