CIA Mandarin Recruitment Videos Reach Tens of Millions of Views in China

CIA's Mandarin-language recruitment campaign targeting PLA officers has been viewed tens of millions of times inside China. The latest video portrays a mid-level PLA officer troubled by corrupt leadership and political purges, ultimately contacting the CIA. Director Ratcliffe has described the campaign as part of the agency's 'generational competition' with Beijing, and CIA reports the videos have inspired new source volunteers via its dark web portal.