The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens.
  • TheFriar@lemm.eeEnglish
    49·
    11 days ago

    “US govt makes employees affairs hotter and more alluring. More at 11.”

    • Wilco@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      10 days ago

      The forbidden love. Shit, now everyone will want to get one of those Chinese spy-wives.

    • Wanpieserino@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      9 days ago

      When problems arise, and it becomes clear that the person had sexual or romantic relationship with a Chinese citizen, then that is ground for getting fired or whatever.

      View it as an insurance policy. If nothing bad happens, then it doesn’t matter. But you use it for when shit hits the fan.

      People still drive under influence of alcohol, but less people do so when they know the rules beforehand.

      Likely more effective on newer generations that do not have to unlearn habits.

  • answersplease77@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 days ago

    In many American military bases around the world, they disallow their personnel to engage in nightlife outside their base and hand-pick prostitues for them who are hardly 18 and don’t speak a single english word. you can look up their storis and testimonies on Youtube

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7RXdo0_ZBY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MafmChnRiSI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnrVGsvPDRo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt42t8gJORI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA5mBqqZglg

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2rbMOHzVS8

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-whHBGBHaY

  • Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    9 days ago

    I mean if top US officials can drop top secret battle plans on a chat with a journalist and get away with it.

    Why can’t a low level government employee wet their wick in a Chinese honeypot every once in a while. I just don’t see the point.

  • perestroika@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    9 days ago

    A bit harsh, but I understand the reasoning.

    Diplomats know it by heart, night and day - to recruit a person, you need to know what they’re vulnerable to and what moves them. Can they be manipulated with greed, shame, ambition, even their sense of justice or compassion? If you know, you can plan your steps towards obtaining their assistance - either in a single case or permanently.

    People living in a foreign land are uniquely vulnerable to loneliness, so attracting their romantic interest is an age-old method.

    It works domestically too - for example in the UK, a dozen cases are known where undercover cops have befriended activists and even had children with them. If it’s not beyond the law enforcement of a democratically elected government, it is absolutely within the methods (and perhaps a preferred method) of an authoritarian government which cares less about people’s rights.

    Perhaps for this reason, diplomats often bring families along, as to not have issues of loneliness or temptation, since they live abroad for most of their careers. Ordinary embassy workers probably get a short lecture. First about honey traps, secondly about serious pressure from the local government that may target any of their genuine romantic relations. Basing on this, they would be expected to manage their risk. Apparently, someone decided they cannot handle it.

    Has China stepped up efforts to recruit embassy workers? Maybe… but that’s probably confidential. Alternatively, someone just got extra worried. This kind of policy changes would benefit from a bit of transparency, e.g. some three letter agency writing in their journal that “we detected a 200% rise in recruitment efforts”.