Chinese Defector Urges Former Comrades to ‘Exit’ the CCP

CANBERRA, Australia—A Chinese defector has urged his former colleagues to begin preparing an exit strategy for when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) falls. Known by the pseudonym “Eric,” the former Beijing spy said some Chinese operatives may be interested in defecting after becoming disenchanted with Beijing. But they could be concerned about any legal ramifications. “If they have been undercover for a while, they might have already violated some Australian laws,” Eric told The Epoch Times on June 4. “Australian law might not have special measures to protect them, such as exemptions, so they are quite apprehensive. That’s why we haven’t seen any of these people proactively defecting.”...