“Certain traps that endanger national security can enter our lives unannounced,” the Ministry of State Security said in a Jan. 28 post to its official WeChat account, the day most people would be gathering back at their family home to eat a meal and welcome in the Year of the Snake.
The much-feared Ministry has been cranking up propaganda warning of foreign “spies” in recent months, in a bid to get more people to inform on each other and steer clear of anything linked to the West. The post called on people to enjoy the New Year as usual, but to be mindful of “ulterior motives to spy and steal state secrets,” particularly when attending gatherings and making visits.
