The Defense Department, FBI and other agencies held a review last year to try to limit these incidents that involved gatecrashers because of their attempts to get into U.S. military bases without proper authorization, the WSJ report said. The gatecrashers ranged from Chinese nationals found crossing into a U.S. missile range in New Mexico to scuba divers swimming in murky waters near a U.S. government rocket launch site in Florida, according to the report. The incidents that occurred in rural areas where there is little tourism typically involved Chinese nationals who were pressed into service and required to report back to the Chinese government, the report added, citing officials familiar with the practice. The U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the WSJ report. Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Jamie FreedOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 04, 2023 04:15 UTC