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US think tank founder charged with acting as Chinese agent

BBC News

By Max Matza

July 11, 2023

The head of a US think tank has been charged with acting as a Chinese agent and attempting to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil.

Gal Luft “agreed to covertly recruit and pay” an unnamed ex-US official to publicly support certain Chinese policies, federal prosecutors say.

The 57-year-old allegedly attempted to broker arms sales involving customers in China, Libya, the UAE and Kenya.