Chinese dissident in U.S. accused of being spy

The Justice Department has charged Yuanjun Tang, once a protestor against the Chinese Communist Party during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations, for allegedly communicating with a Chinese intelligence agency to gain access to his family in mainland China. CBS News' Rob Legare has more.

[waynechiang]

Took them decades to find out, he must be very well trained

[MistyRiley]

Dissident is a good cover, however, multiple entries to PRC for a dissident without being arrested sounded strange.

[dstreoski]

You have to remember, China has no problem using family members as blackmail. It could very well be he was coerced to comply

[antoniorocha]

How can he travel to China if he was granted political asylum in US?

[dancemaniac]

I guess he's decided he didn't like freedom afterall.

[dylanhill]

There are plenty of these folks running around America.

[BobbMac]

Those Chinese migrated to the US for the American dream then goes lobbying for support to the Mainland. Then did they leave China in the 1st place if not for the purpose of espionage?

[abbasbazzi]

i. congratulate him. he found his heart. it was lost in mcdonalds or taco bell but he found it and the rest will find it. to the cbs anchor woman speaking right now: "where is your heart!!!!. where is your

[anonymous_person_smith]

Are they going to let him get on an airplane to Beijing just like the guy who stole all the source code from Apple?

[jackspencer]

Why is the correspondent thanking the anchor for having him on? Isn’t it his job just as much as hers to be here?

[RM-xrlq]

let me guess, epoch times and radio free asia is being labeled as "pro-democracy group" by this tabloid 😂

[TGWazoo]

He’s destroying the dissident industry.

[Shining]

I no longer believe anything this government says..

[jan_darysh]

I always wonder why these people do not become salespeople.

[rashadwhite]

Is China smart for having non-citizens or people from another country under surveillance????

[ZxZ]

People who betryed their country... did it again!!! SHOCKING who would have thought?

[Tazizails]

What about the underground lab the Chinese had in California or their police stations they have in each country to target people they dont like?

[aerohk]

I guess everybody has a price, no matter who you are

[ZakiSalem-zhgr]

Imagine how many more are there now after the border crisis

[Uighurella]

. His wife doesn’t know anything about it ?? Yeah right, we are all stupid 😂