China's Ministry of State Security accuses the CIA of ridiculous attempts to recruit Chinese citizens through job offers on social networks.

China has reacted vehemently to videos posted by the CIA urging Chinese officials to pass on state secrets, calling them an amateur maneuver and a political provocation. The Ministry of State Security said it would protect national interests and warned that any attempt at betrayal would fail. The statements sparked reactions on social media, where netizens criticized the CIA's actions, even suggesting ideas of fraud. Beijing has previously announced rewards for capturing US spies and sentenced a former engineer to death for divulging secrets.