BEIJING:&nbsp;Beijing will take &quot;all necessary measures&quot; against foreign espionage activities, the foreign ministry said Friday, after the US spy agency issued a recruitment video targeting Chinese military personnel. The CIA&#39;s Chinese-language video, published on the agency&#39;s YouTube channel on Thursday, appears to target disaffected officers and appeals for information on <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-says-chinas-xi-to-visit-us-toward-the-end-of-the-year" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">China&#39;s leaders</a> and armed forces. &lsquo;Anti-China forces&rsquo;China&#39;s foreign ministry condemned what it called <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/china-rejects-us-claims-of-secret-nuclear-tests" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">&quot;anti-China forces&quot;</a> and vowed action to protect national security. &ldquo;China will take all necessary measures to resolutely combat infiltration and sabotage activities of foreign anti-China forces and resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests,&rdquo; foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a press conference when asked about the CIA video. He did not provide any details on the measures Beijing could take. The video depicts a fictional Chinese officer deciding to contact the US intelligence agency after concluding that &ldquo;the only thing leaders are protecting is their own interest&rdquo; and that &ldquo;their power is based on countless lies&rdquo;. &lsquo;Please contact us&rsquo;It shows the officer at home with his family, then driving past a checkpoint in pouring rain before taking out a laptop in the car and typing on it as he says: &quot;Picking this path is my way of fighting for my family and my country.&quot; Chinese text accompanying the clip appeals for leaks on Beijing&#39;s leaders and military as well as other areas. &quot;Do you have information about high-ranking Chinese leaders? Are you a military officer or have dealings with the military? Do you work in intelligence, diplomacy, economics, science, or advanced technology fields, or deal with people working in these fields?&quot; &quot;Please contact us. We want to understand the truth,&quot; the text says, adding that the CIA can be contacted &quot;securely through our Tor hidden service.&quot; &lsquo;Naked political provocation&rsquo;The latest appeal came after the agency released a number of videos last year that its Director John Ratcliffe said were aimed at recruiting Chinese officials. They are &quot;just one of many ways that we&#39;re adjusting our tradecraft&quot;, Ratcliffe said. Beijing condemned the posts at the time as &quot;naked political provocation&quot;, saying Washington &quot;not only maliciously smears and attacks China, but also openly deceives and lures Chinese personnel to surrender&quot;.

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The CIA's Chinese-language video, published on the agency's YouTube channel on Thursday, appears to target disaffected officers and appeals for information on China's leaders and armed forces.

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Beijing vows 'measures' after CIA Chinese-language recruitment ad

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