Taiwan-born EP-3 NFO had spied for China

The identity of the U.S. Navy officer who was charged with espionage has been revealed. Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin, a Taiwan-born EP-3 signals intelligence specialist, was accused of spying for China, USNI News reported.

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Lin had been a department head for VPU-2, which is based in Hawaii, according to sources.