“This is what happens with spies.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5. One Way In, One Way Out
09/03/2026 | 33 min
The plan gets more complicated. Will Xu Yanjun walk away? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
4. The Duck Analogy
02/03/2026 | 33 min
A new asset, a once-in-a-career chance and a very delicate operation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3. Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow
20/02/2026 | 21 min
Stealing the world’s most closely guarded technology secrets is really hard. Especially when your boss keeps rejecting your expenses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2. The Spy’s Diary
16/02/2026 | 30 min
Intelligence officers shouldn’t keep their secrets backed up to the cloud: Xu Yanjun did. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It’s an open secret that the Chinese government has engaged in a global campaign to acquire intellectual property from foreign rivals. At the center of that campaign is the Ministry of State Security, China’s elusive intelligence agency. The US has apprehended hundreds of people accused of giving information to the MSS, but the agency’s inner workings have been a mystery – until now.The Sixth Bureau from Bloomberg News follows an MSS intelligence officer whose mission was to snatch the crown jewels of American aerospace companies. With aliases, blackmail and the occasional break-in, he targeted corporate giants. In the end though, After years of work, his sloppiness – and a cunning FBI sting – led to a stunning reversal: Xu Yanjun became the first Chinese intelligence officer ever convicted on American soil.The Sixth Bureau is the story of superpowers, their secrets and how one Chinese spy got caught.
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