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| US Navy officer charged with spying for China and Taiwan | US Navy officer charged with spying for China and Taiwan |
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| A US Navy officer has been charged with espionage, accused of passing military secrets to China and Taiwan, according to US military officials. | A US Navy officer has been charged with espionage, accused of passing military secrets to China and Taiwan, according to US military officials. |
| The Associated Press news agency named him as Lt Cdr Edward Lin, a US citizen who was born in Taiwan. | The Associated Press news agency named him as Lt Cdr Edward Lin, a US citizen who was born in Taiwan. |
| He is being held in Navy brig in Virginia awaiting a court-martial. | He is being held in Navy brig in Virginia awaiting a court-martial. |
| Officials believe he passed information to a Chinese girlfriend, the New York Times reported. Lt Cdr Lin is also charged with lying about his travels. | Officials believe he passed information to a Chinese girlfriend, the New York Times reported. Lt Cdr Lin is also charged with lying about his travels. |
| United States Naval Institute (USNI) News first reported the charges against Lt Cdr Lin. The website said that Lin worked as a signals intelligence specialist on the Navy's EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance planes. | United States Naval Institute (USNI) News first reported the charges against Lt Cdr Lin. The website said that Lin worked as a signals intelligence specialist on the Navy's EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance planes. |
| He joined the Navy as an enlisted sailor in 1999 and became a US citizen in 2008. | He joined the Navy as an enlisted sailor in 1999 and became a US citizen in 2008. |
| "I always dreamt about coming to America, the 'promised land'," Lt Cdr Lin said when he became a citizen. "I grew up believing that all the roads in America lead to Disneyland." |