Let us not ever forget that there are an untold number of CCP operatives living, working and interacting with the American public -- likely in your city or town -- every single day.

Thankfully, some of them end up being caught. According to the Daily Caller, Chenguang Gong, 59, a dual U.S.-China citizen from San Jose, California, pleaded guilty "to stealing sensitive U.S. government trade secrets related to missile detection systems."

He had reportedly transferred roughly 3,600 files that allegedly contained highly sensitive and classified material, mostly related to missile detection secrets.

He reportedly faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing the trade secrets.

What's happening?

The Department of Justice released a statement on his guilty plea, adding context as to why and how he ended up being charged at the highest federal levels.

The trade secrets were reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and related to advanced missile system information.

The Daily Caller reported:

This information included blueprints for infrared sensors used in space-based missile detection systems and countermeasures for heat-seeking missiles, vital for U.S. military aircraft. These trade secrets, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, were marked as proprietary and export-controlled.

The Chinese spy reportedly transferred thousands of files due to his work access, between March and April 2023.

The outlet added:

Between March and April 2023, Gong transferred thousands of files from his work laptop to personal storage devices, including over 1,800 files after accepting a job with one of the company’s competitors. Authorities later recovered these files from his residence in Thousand Oaks.

Notably, his stealing of missile secrets caused an economic loss of $3.5 million.

FBI statement

The Los Angeles FBI office released a statement with more information regarding the case.

Chenguang Gong, 59, of San Jose, pleaded guilty to stealing trade secret technologies designed to detect nuclear missile launches, track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, and to allow U.S. fighter planes to detect and evade heat-seeking missiles. https://t.co/RiEG8eEnZE pic.twitter.com/5YgVil37cR

— FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) July 22, 2025

"But he is out free on bail. I guess spying is not that serious like it would be in the old days," one X user wrote.

Another X user wrote, "Holy Crap! When did this guy come into our country?"