From the TIME.com: When it comes to spying, Beijing likes to flood the zone
“the Chinese are very good at putting a lot of people on just a little piece and getting a massive amount of stuff home,” says a U.S. intelligence official. The number of Chinese snoops is staggering, if only because average civilians are enlisted in the effort. FBI officials say state security agents in China debrief many visitors to the U.S. before and after their trips, asking what they saw and sometimes telling them what to get.
