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LinkedIn From 2022 to 2025, Michael Charles Schena conducted espionage against the United States on behalf of China’s Ministry of State Security. Schena was a Foreign Affairs Officer with the US Department of State for nearly 19 years. He was not a diplomat but had multiple overseas trips working in US diplomatic missions for up to six months each. Prior to joining the State Department, he taught English in Shaoxing, China for three months. April 11, 2022, Schena received