REVEALED: America secretly expelled two Chinese diplomats suspected of spying after they trespassed on to Specials Ops military base with their wives

Two Chinese Embassy officials were kicked out of the U.S. after they breached a military base in Virginia in September

Neither Washington or Beijing announced the incident or expulsion

The episode could be the first instance in more than 30 years of Chinese espionage in the U.S.

American officials say Chinese officials with diplomatic passports have been trying to access research and government facilities more often lately

Two Chinese Embassy officials were quietly expelled from the U.S. this fall for allegedly spying, The New York Times revealed in a report Sunday.

The allegations came after the two officials drove to a sensitive military base in Virginia in September with their wives, two people with knowledge of the matter said – and this appears to be the first instance in more than 30 years that Chinese diplomats are suspected of espionage.

Six people with knowledge of the expulsions say that U.S. officials believe at least one of the Chinese officials was an intelligence officer posing with a diplomatic cover.

The incident was not announced or made public by Washington or Beijing, and U.S. intelligence officials say China poses a bigger espionage threat than any other country right now.

The two embassy officials and their wives were able to evade military personnel through persuasion, but were eventually stopped on the base after fire trucks blocked their path.

American intelligence officials say the infiltration of the military base is only the most remarkable instance of increased boldness by Chinese diplomats

Chinese officials with diplomatic passports have been showing up at research and government facilities more often in recent months, U.S. officials told the Times in exhibiting how China is expanding its spying efforts in American.

This particular base intrusion was on a sensitive installation, which includes Special Operations forces, near the U.S. Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7794519/America-expelled-two-Chinese-diplomats-suspected-spying-trespassed-military-base.html

Trump administration plans to announce the removal of 4,000 troops from Afghanistan amid the president's push to withdrawal all armed forces from the country by November 2020

Between 8,000 to 9,000 troops would remain in Afghanistan, out of as many as 13,000 troops still currently in the country

Then U.S. commander in Afghanistan said the troops can endure a reduction without compromising their counterterror operations

The troop reduction would potentially happen over the course of a few months

President Donald Trump has pushed for reducing troops from overseas since his 2016 presidential campaign

The Trump administration plans to announce the removal of around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan amid the president's desire to remove all troops from the country by November 2020, U.S. officials say.

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The U.S. currently has between 12,000 and 13,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan, and the withdrawal would leave behind between 8,000 to 9,000 troops .

Two U.S. officials told NBC News that the reduction in would include a combination of troops re-deploying early and others not being replaced when they rotate out of the position.

Officials also described the move as a staggered withdrawal that would occur over a few months.

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Kekkking, who’s afraid???

today’s the anniversary of something

Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims post emotional tributes to slain loved ones on seventh anniversary of mass shooting and remind others 'it could happen to a kid you love'

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Poof and just like that, Bloomberg’s campaign goes up in smoke, and he receives a lump of coal in his stocking

Bloomberg boasts he'll shut down EVERY US coal plant within a decade if he becomes President - but fails to say how he'll help communities that will be impacted

Mike Bloomberg says he will close the country's 251 coal-fired power plants by 2030 if he's elected president next year

The billionaire made the vow during a campaign stop in Virginia - the heart of coal country

Bloomberg says closure of the plants is part of a broader plan to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in the next decade

He further says he wants to prioritize 'environmental justice' and 'environmental racism' within his climate plans

Climate is shaping up as a big issues for Democratic voters, with Bloomberg having to appeal to both centrists and progressive to scoop the nomination

Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a radical plan to completely eliminate coal-fired power plants by 2030.

The New York billionaire, 77, vowed Friday that he would close the country's 251 coal plants within the next ten years should he become Commander-in-chief. However, he stopped short of revealing how he would help communities severely impacted by such closures.

Bloomberg made the announcement during a campaign stop in Virginia - a surprising choice given the state is considered the heart of coal country.

During the announcement, he also boasted that he had already 'helped to close more than half the nation's dirty coal plants.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7789885/Bloomberg-plan-reduce-carbon-emissions-50-10-years.html