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====Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences====
====Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences====
[[File:Thomas zimmerman.png|right250px|thumb|Thomas Zimmermann, a SASS fellow, as of 2021 was appointed Special Assistant to Joe Biden on National Security Agency personnel.]]
[[File:Thomas zimmerman.png|right250px|thumb|Thomas Zimmermann, a SASS fellow, as of 2021 was appointed Special Assistant to Joe Biden on National Security Agency personnel.]]
The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) has been flagged by the [[FBI]] for its close ties to the CCP's top spy agency: the Ministry of State Security.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/brookings-institution-partnered-with-shanghai-policy-center-under-scrutiny-for-spying/amp/</ref> The [[FBI]] labeled SASS as a “front group for Chinese intelligence collection and overseas spy recruitment” and has described the Chinese Communist Party as dependent upon SASS employees to serve “spotters and assessors” of potential Western spies.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/china-spy-recruitment-us/</ref> Ministry of State Security officers – described by the FBI as keen on “influencing the foreign policy of other countries” – have also “used SASS affiliation as cover identities.”
The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) has been flagged by the [[FBI]] for its close ties to the CCP's top spy agency: the Ministry of State Security. The [[FBI]] labeled SASS as a “front group for Chinese intelligence collection and overseas spy recruitment” and has described the Chinese Communist Party as dependent upon SASS employees to serve “spotters and assessors” of potential Western spies.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/china-spy-recruitment-us/</ref> Ministry of State Security officers – described by the FBI as keen on “influencing the foreign policy of other countries” – have also “used SASS affiliation as cover identities.”
SASS was a key player in a 2019 [[criminal]] case involving a retired [[CIA]] operative selling classified U.S. defense documents to the CCP. Kevin Mallory was contacted by SASS officials via [[LinkedIn]] to begin the relationship that culminated in a 20-year prison sentence for Mallory.
SASS was a key player in a 2019 [[criminal]] case involving a retired [[CIA]] operative selling classified U.S. defense documents to the CCP.<ref>https://www.asiasentinel.com/p/china-spy</ref> Kevin Mallory was contacted by SASS officials via [[LinkedIn]] to begin the relationship that culminated in a 20-year prison sentence for Mallory.<ref>https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/23/bumbling-ex-cia-officer-charged-for-selling-secrets-to-china/</ref>
Thomas Zimmerman<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-personnel-adviser-chinese-intel-spies/</ref> – a Special Assistant to [[Joe Biden]] on [[National Security Agency]] personnel – formerly served as a visiting scholar at SASS.<ref>https://cic.nyu.edu/people/thomas-zimmerman</ref> During the transition, Zimmerman served as a Deputy Lead for National Security Personnel.<ref>https://www.hstoday.us/people-on-the-move/white-house-role-for-bidens-deputy-lead-for-national-security-personnel/</ref> He also “hosted an academic salon” alongside CCP adviser Li Lifan on “topics concerning counter-terrorism in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]], security issues in [[Central Asia]], the US perspective on the [[One Belt One Road]] initiative, and security issues in [[South Asia]]” at the Shanghai Institute of American Studies (SIAS).<ref>http://www.sias.org.cn/xwdt/info_79.aspx?itemid=1002</ref>
Thomas Zimmerman<ref>https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/biden-personnel-adviser-chinese-intel-spies/</ref> – a Special Assistant to [[Joe Biden]] on [[National Security Agency]] personnel – formerly served as a visiting scholar at SASS.<ref>https://cic.nyu.edu/people/thomas-zimmerman</ref> During the transition, Zimmerman served as a Deputy Lead for National Security Personnel.<ref>https://www.hstoday.us/people-on-the-move/white-house-role-for-bidens-deputy-lead-for-national-security-personnel/</ref> He also “hosted an academic salon” alongside CCP adviser Li Lifan on “topics concerning counter-terrorism in [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]], security issues in [[Central Asia]], the US perspective on the [[One Belt One Road]] initiative, and security issues in [[South Asia]]” at the Shanghai Institute of American Studies (SIAS).<ref>http://www.sias.org.cn/xwdt/info_79.aspx?itemid=1002</ref>
The [[Brookings Institution]] Doha Center, the [[think tank]]’s hub in [[Qatar]], signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences in January 2018. The partnership piqued the FBI's interest about potential CCP espionage activities at the think tank, which employed nearly two dozen [[foreign policy]] advisers to the [[2020 Joe Biden presidential campaign]].<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/brookings-institution-partnered-with-shanghai-policy-center-under-scrutiny-for-spying/amp/</ref>
====Thousand Talents program====
====Thousand Talents program====