PULSE POINTS:
What Happened: A British businessman has been arrested after a Federal Bureau of Investigation (operation) caught him trying to purchase U.S. military hardware for Communist China.
Who’s Involved: British businessman John Miller, Chinese national Cui Guangha, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Where & When: Miller was arrested in Serbia and was indicted on May 29.
Key Quote: “The defendants allegedly plotted to harass and interfere with an individual who criticised the actions of the People’s Republic of China while exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights within the United States of America. The same individuals are also charged with trying to obtain and export sensitive U.S. military technology to China.” — Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino.
Impact: Miller and Cui face up to 40 years in prison.
IN FULL:
A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) sting has led to the arrest of a 63-year-old British businessman, accused of trying to acquire military equipment for Communist China. John Miller was arrested in Serbia and faces being extradited to the United States after conversing with undercover FBI agents and trying to purchase sensitive military equipment from them.
According to court documents filed at the Eastern District Court of Wisconsin, Miller, a recruiter from Kent, England, reportedly tried to purchase military hardware in the United States on behalf of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Among the hardware Miller tried to purchase for the PLA were missile launchers, small Black Hornet micro drones, and air defence radar systems. He also attempted to secure National Security Agency (NSA) approved devices for secure communications.
According to the FBI, Miller was in contact with a Chinese national named Cui Guangha, who lives in the U.S. Both men face up to 40 years in prison. The FBI also states that Miller told undercover agents that the Chinese intended to reverse engineer the hardware and, at one point, called President Xi Jinping the “boss.”
Miller and Cui are also accused of staging a protest during a visit to the U.S. by Taiwan’s president and of harassing a Chinese-American anti-CCP artist, which included putting tracking devices on the artist’s vehicle and trying to stop them from protesting a visit from President Xi in San Francisco in 2023.
“The defendants allegedly plotted to harass and interfere with an individual who criticised the actions of the People’s Republic of China while exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights within the United States of America. The same individuals are also charged with trying to obtain and export sensitive U.S. military technology to China,” Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino said.
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