SpyTalk Covert Actions: Russia and China
Apr 7, 2022
Intelligence historian Tim Weiner and Chinese espionage expert Nicholas Eftimiades discuss CIA ops against Russia, Chinese covert campaigns against US dissidents, KGB infiltration and deception, challenges in obtaining truthful information in present-day Russia, China's Operation Fox Hunt, China's global threats and repression, and Chinese harassment of dissidents in the US.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Regime Change and CIA's Attempts to Overthrow the Soviet Union
02:21 • 4min
Infiltration and Deception
05:53 • 5min
The Challenge of Obtaining Truthful Information in Present-Day Russia
10:43 • 19min
China's Operation Fox Hunt: Tracking Down and Silencing Critics
29:42 • 3min
China's Covert Operations: Threats and Repression Globally
32:46 • 16min
Chinese Harassment of Dissidents in the US and the Interference in Elections
48:48 • 2min