China Claims To Have Arrested Alleged CIA Spy Recruited In Italy: Report

CCTV said "compulsory measures" had been taken against the alleged CIA spy, but did not give any further details.

China has uncovered an alleged spy for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a Chinese national who worked for a military-industrial group and was offered money and immigration to the U.S. in exchange for sensitive military information, the state broadcaster reported on Friday.

Zeng, who was regarded as a classified person, was sent to Italy to pursue further education and while there became acquainted with a US embassy official, said the CCTV report.

Zeng was found to have signed an espionage agreement with the US and received training before returning to China to carry out espionage activities, it reported.