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On the world stage, every character has their script, and Yang Hengjun, an ordinary person who used to work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, seems to be writing his own version of the script. It seems that a diplomat full of wisdom and talent, but behind it hides an unknown secret.
As a loyal civil servant, he delved into the complex strife of international politics, but he did not know that he was stepping into a shadowy world from which he could not extricate himself. It was this secret that finally propelled him to the spotlight of the world.
Where the dream begins
Born in 1965, Yang Hengjun (real name Yang Jun) grew up in an ordinary peasant family in Suizhou, Hubei. His childhood was similar to that of many of his peers, and his family was not financially well-off. At that time, the material conditions in the countryside were relatively backward, and the difficulties and limitations of life were the common daily life of the people in the village.
Yang Hengjun's family is no exception in such an environment, and poverty makes it difficult for them to meet even basic medical needs. In particular, an incident that happened in his childhood became an important turning point in his life choices later in life.
Yang Hengjun's mother suffered from a serious illness, and due to the family's poverty and local medical conditions, although they tried many methods, they were unable to save her mother's life. This painful experience brought profound damage to Yang Hengjun's soul, and also inspired his strong desire to go out of the countryside and change his fate.
He began to study hard, especially in the English course, which showed great interest and talent. At that time, English education was not widely available in China, especially in rural areas, and there were very few people who could master the language. Yang Hengjun's diligence and love for the English language have made him stand out in this field.
At the same time, Yang Hengjun is full of curiosity and yearning for the outside world. He often learns about the outside world through various channels, especially through learning English, and this desire for the unknown world has become one of the driving forces for his unremitting efforts.
Through his own unremitting efforts, Yang Hengjun finally achieved great academic success and was admitted to Fudan University, majoring in international politics. This is not only the fulfillment of his personal dream, but also the pride of the whole family. In Yang Hengjun's view, this is not only the fulfillment of a promise to his mother, but also paves the way for him to explore and integrate into the wider world in the future.
As one of the top institutions of higher learning in China, Fudan University provided him with a new environment for learning and growth. At that time, Fudan University had begun to accept foreign students, which gave Yang Hengjun the opportunity to have direct contact with students from all over the world.
This environment not only broadened his international horizons, but also allowed him to come into contact with people from very different cultural backgrounds for the first time. In the exchange with foreign students, he was not only able to practice and improve his English level, but also began to form his initial knowledge and understanding of international politics and culture.
These experiences during his college years formed an important part of Yang Hengjun's heart and mind when he was young. His story, starting from this stage, gradually unfolds a path to a farther place. This stage is not only the place where his dream begins, but also the starting point for his future destiny to become more complicated.
A staggered worldview
During his studies at Fudan University, Yang Hengjun was fortunate to witness various international exchange activities. These events have provided him with valuable opportunities to have direct dialogue and exchange ideas with scholars and classmates from all over the world. The diverse and open environment of the university campus has brought him many inspirations.
During this period, Yang Hengjun received professional education in international relations and political science, and gained a deeper understanding of the world pattern. At the same time, the international nature of Fudan University also means that there are a large number of international students from abroad. This includes a number of foreigners who have come to China in the name of studying, some of whom have complex and unknown tasks behind them.
Their activities on campus may seem ordinary, but they may involve espionage and intelligence work. One of the most special international students is Payne from Harvard University in the United States. Not only did Payne excel academically, but his outgoing personality allowed him to quickly integrate into Fudan University's international student community.
He seems to have a keen interest in Chinese culture and society, and enjoys in-depth exchanges with Chinese students. It was in this environment that Yang Hengjun met Payne, two like-minded young people who studied international politics, and soon became friends.
In the process of contacting Payne, Yang Hengjun was introduced to many things about the American way of life, culture, political system, and social norms. As a superpower in international relations at that time, the United States undoubtedly had a special attraction for many Chinese students.
In Payne's narration, the image of the United States is pluralistic, free, and advanced, and these narratives are complemented by what Yang Hengjun has learned from books, which makes him have an in-depth understanding of the United States and its values.
Payne also often invites Yang Hengjun to participate in various activities related to international exchanges, such as seminars on world politics and economics, American cultural evenings, and various other social activities. Through these activities, Yang Hengjun has more opportunities to experience and learn first-hand how people communicate in different cultures, as well as to think about the complexity of the interaction between different countries.
At this time, he has been unconsciously introduced into a world of ideas that is completely different from his growth background. This, coupled with Payne's potential spy identity, adds a touch of mystery to this life's journey. With the deepening of learning and the expansion of interpersonal networks, Yang Hengjun's own thinking is of course constantly evolving.
He began to examine and reflect more deeply on China's social and political situation at that time, as well as China's position and role in the international arena. His ideas are increasingly intertwined with Chinese and Western knowledge systems and values.
The content of the international politics course and the different perspectives provided by his classmates from different backgrounds have gradually formed a diverse and complex worldview. And this worldview has a non-negligible influence on his future decision-making and behavior.
Going astray
After completing his studies in international politics at Fudan University, Yang Hengjun was hired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China due to his outstanding performance and proficient foreign language skills. At this stage, he officially became a diplomat, which was supposed to be an honorable profession in the service of the country.
As a diplomat, he not only represents the Chinese government, but also represents China's culture and image, and conducts diplomatic work all over the world. As a diplomat, Yang Hengjun's main responsibility is to communicate and negotiate with other countries, and is responsible for handling complex and volatile international relations.
In this role, he gained a broad international perspective, as well as exposure to the complex political and economic structures of various countries. He needs to make contacts with diplomats from all over the world, including representatives of some economically and technologically underdeveloped countries, as well as diplomats from developed countries in the West, especially from large countries such as the United States.
In his interactions with the diplomats, Yang Hengjun's behavior gradually changed. He showed a certain sense of superiority in dealing with representatives of relatively economically and technologically backward countries such as Africa, and he behaved with extreme deference in the face of diplomats from developed Western countries, especially superpowers like the United States. This difference in behavior caused alarm and resentment among colleagues.
During his service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yang Hengjun also had the opportunity to participate in many international conferences and projects, including overseas visits and exchange missions, which provided him with opportunities to directly contact and experience foreign societies and cultures.
In particular, the mission to the United States gave Yang Hengjun the opportunity to observe and study the politics, economy and culture of the United States in depth, which had a profound impact on his thoughts and concepts. Although Yang Hengjun's usual work performance is outstanding, his attitude and behavior have begun to cause some alarm.
A qualified diplomat should maintain the image of the country and be neither humble nor arrogant when conducting international dealings. However, Yang Hengjun did not explain much about his actions, only saying that he was adapting to the environment and the way different diplomats communicated.
During his many foreign visits, Yang Hengjun became extremely interested in American politics, culture and lifestyle. He was deeply impressed by the prosperity of American society. During his visit, his actions and thoughts were gradually influenced by the strong atmosphere of the United States.
In addition, he has demonstrated outstanding ability in attracting investment in Hainan, introducing a large number of foreign enterprises to China. However, as his work deepened, he also became more exposed to the way international capital works and the culture of foreign companies.
At the same time, Yang Hengjun's work in Hainan found that although he had come into contact with international capital, compared with those who got rich overnight, his sense of gain and loss became more and more intense.
In the early days of reform and opening up, he saw the success stories and huge benefits of others, which made him dissatisfied, and began to doubt whether the diplomatic work he had been doing to serve the country could really realize his personal ambitions and dreams.
Inspiration and pitfalls for creation
After resigning from his position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yang Hengjun's life changed significantly. He abandoned his previous way of life and threw himself into a completely new field. He registered a company and appeared in the public eye as a corporate executive.
At this stage, he used his diplomatic background and international perspective to provide a lot of help for the company's growth and expansion. However, in addition to his normal business activities as an entrepreneur, Yang Hengjun is actually engaged in another secret job, which is to gather intelligence for US intelligence agencies.
His secret identity, while kept secret in public, had a huge impact on his personal life. As time passed, Yang Hengjun switched between two completely different lives, and seemed to gradually adapt to this dual-identity lifestyle. In the process, he began to conceive of turning his espionage experience into inspiration for his literary creations.
Yang Hengjun germinated the idea of presenting his experience of espionage to the outside world in the form of a novel. With the development of this idea, Yang Hengjun eventually set out to write a series of spy war novels. He created a character named Yang Wenfeng in the novel and made this character go through a series of spy war stories in multiple novels.
The plots of these novels are well-designed, suspenseful, and unusually professional and realistic in the skill and detail of describing espionage. The most well-known novel in this series, Achilles' Heel, quickly became a huge success in the market and won a wide readership.
The success of these novels has undoubtedly given the author a great sense of identity. As a result, Yang Hengjun won the title of "the originator of spy novels", and thus gained a lot of fame and economic benefits. However, as the novel became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the authenticity of the details of the life and operation of the spy described in it also began to attract the attention of some relevant departments.
In particular, some members of the national security apparatus began to have doubts after reading these novels, believing that the authenticity of these accounts could only be written by people who had personally experienced similar events.
Eventually, this skepticism turned into action. State security agents began an investigation into Yang Hengjun to verify that his novel was based on real espionage. Since Yang Hengjun hid himself well when he wrote the novel, he did not leave direct personal information in his works, so the investigation progressed slowly.
Righteous judgment
After years of secret investigations, in 2019, the state security authorities finally had enough evidence that clearly showed that Yang Hengjun had indeed engaged in espionage and betrayed his country. Not only did he provide sensitive information to foreign intelligence agencies at home, but he also played an important role in international espionage by using his business activities as a cover.
These acts of Yang Hengjun seriously threaten the security and interests of the state. The national security services acted swiftly when they had sufficient evidence. In an elaborate operation, Yang Hengjun was arrested and detained awaiting trial. After Yang Hengjun was arrested, his case attracted widespread attention from society and the media.
Many expressed shock at Yang's background in serving the country, while also being outraged by his treason. During the trial, the prosecution submitted a large amount of evidence to the court, which detailed Yang's espionage activities, including the content of the intelligence he provided to foreign intelligence agencies, his secret correspondence records, and detailed reports of his espionage abroad.
These evidences irrefutably prove Yang Hengjun's guilt. In court, Yang Hengjun's lawyer tried to defend him, claiming that Yang Hengjun had to engage in espionage under the coercion of foreign forces, and stressed that Yang Hengjun's actions did not directly endanger national security.
However, the court held that Yang Hengjun's actions, whether forced or voluntary, were essentially a betrayal of the state, and that he used his position and resources to provide important intelligence to foreign countries, seriously endangering the security of the country.
After a lengthy trial, the court finally pronounced that Yang Hengjun was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment for his espionage and a huge fine as punishment for his betrayal. The outcome of the trial was widely recognized by society, and many people saw it as a just sanction for Yang Hengjun's treason, as well as a warning to other potential spies.
Yang Hengjun's case has attracted widespread attention at home and abroad. Some international media outlets reported on the incident, describing it as a major victory in the field of national security.
Although during his detention, Yang Hengjun tried to use his dual citizenship to seek assistance from foreign countries, his request was ultimately not met. Foreign governments have distanced themselves from the matter and have not publicly intervened in the case.
Although Yang Hengjun's spy war novel was once a sensation, his real life story ended in failure and shame. His actions not only ruined his own future, but also caused indelible damage to his family.
Yang's case has become a stark reminder to all that loyalty to the state and responsibility for one's actions are indispensable responsibilities and obligations of every citizen.
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China: An Australian national was censored on suspicion of engaging in criminal activities endangering China's national security.overseas.com [Citation date:2019-01-24]
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Australia answers reporters' questions on the espionage case of Australian citizen Yang Jun.Tencent News.2024-02-05