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2010–2012 dismantlement of CIA espionage networks in China
Between 2010 and 2012, espionage networks of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in China were dismantled by Chinese intelligence authorities in an intelligence breach. Intelligence gathering in the country by the United States was hindered for years afterward. A large number of informants were killed, while many others were imprisoned. It was initially estimated that between 18 and 20 sources were killed. Later estimates concluded that at least 30 sources were lost. The incident was considered one of the worst intelligence breaches of the CIA in decades. According to American officials, the number of sources lost during this period rivaled the number lost in the Soviet Union as a result of the leaks from Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen.
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