Beware China's 'honeytrap' spies

According to intelligence agencies, China is enlisting beautiful women for corporate espionage in the West. How does the dreaded "honeytrap" method work?

Beautiful Chinese women are reportedly being enlisted as spies -- seducing French executives so that they can be blackmailed for information.
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According to leaked French intelligence files, China has been employing beautiful female spies — the dreaded "honeytrap" method — and blackmail to steal business secrets from French executives. And it wouldn't be the first time that China has used such tricks to gain access to privileged information. Here, a brief guide:

How does the "honeytrap" work?

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