America’s enemies never tire. But sometimes they work from within.
Now the US Army caught a mole selling out America to the Chinese Communist Party.
China’s Espionage Threat Exposed by Schmidt’s Guilty Plea
Former U.S. Army Sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty on June 18, to attempting to deliver American military secrets to China, facing up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
His betrayal, rooted in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggressive espionage campaign, emphasizes the danger China poses to U.S. national security.
Schmidt’s actions, offering sensitive intelligence to Chinese officials, align with a pattern of CCP efforts to exploit American vulnerabilities, as seen in recent cases like the mysterious China-Iran flights reported by The Telegraph on June 14.
President Donald Trump’s robust security measures, including zero illegal immigrant releases in May per The Post, demonstrate a commitment to countering such threats, protecting Americans from China’s insidious reach.
Schmidt’s Betrayal and China’s Tactics
Stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord with the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion from 2015 to 2020, Schmidt accessed secret and top-secret information, per the Justice Department.
After leaving the Army, he emailed China’s Consulate in Turkey and security services in 2020, offering national defense data.
In Hong Kong, he attempted to hand over “high-level secrets” and a device for accessing secure military systems, per court documents. Arrested in San Francisco in October 2023, Schmidt’s case echoes others, like Korbein Schultz’s seven-year sentence for selling military data to China for $42,000, per a February Fox News report.
The CCP’s strategy of targeting ex-soldiers, as seen with recent charges against Jian Zhao, Li Tian, and Ruoyu Duan for stealing missile defense secrets, per a May DOJ release, threatens American safety and demands vigilance.
Trump’s Leadership Thwarts China’s Ambitions
Schmidt’s guilty plea, as FBI’s Suzanne Turner stated in 2023, reveals a “betrayal” that “potentially placed our nation at risk.”
China’s relentless pursuit of U.S. secrets, fueled by its 2021 Iran deal to counter American influence, per Fox News Digital, amplifies the stakes.
Trump’s policies, like a 600% surge in ICE arrests of criminal migrants per a February House report, reflect a broader crackdown on foreign threats.
Unlike the Biden era’s perceived leniency, criticized by Breitbart in June for enabling espionage, Trump’s approach fortifies defenses.
