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China doubles down on counterintelligence in wake of Iran strike

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The deadliest threat is from the enemy within. That’s the PLA’s takeaway from the US-Israel strike on Iran that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many of the country’s senior leaders. Some context: Domestic media has been all atwitter about how the Iranian regime was infiltrat...