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Two US Navy Sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China

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US Attorney Randy Grossman for the Southern District of California, center, speaks during a press conference at the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California on Aug 3, 2023, in San Diego. [AP Photo]

Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China - including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.

The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese. But they were separate cases, and it wasn't clear if the two were courted or paid by the same Chinese intelligence officer as part of a larger scheme. Federal officials at a news conference in San Diego declined to specify whether the sailors were aware of each other's actions.

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