Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying

Killing C.I.A. Informants, China Crippled U.S. Spying    2017.5.21 NYT
By MARK MAZZETTI, ADAM GOLDMAN, MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and MATT APUZZO

China killed or jailed at least 18 C.I.A. informants between 2010 and 2012, former American officials said.
The effort was described as one of the worst intelligence breaches in decades, and the debate over how it happened remains unresolved.







informant

(ĭn-fôr'mənt) 
n.

1. 1. One that gives information.
   2. One who informs against others; an informer.
2. One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information to a researcher.楊聯陞等人以音佛們 稱呼美國陸軍的特別訓練班 (哈佛大學)