US Think Tank Chief Accused of Working For China

The boss of a US think tank has been accused of being a Chinese agent, by brokering arms sales between customers in China, Libya, the UAE and Kenya, and lobbying a Washington official to advance Beijing’s interests, the BBC reported.

Gal Luft, the co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security which says it focuses on energy and US security, allegedly worked to help Chinese companies sell anti-tank launchers, grenade launchers and mortar rounds to Libya without a permit, and attempted to sell “aerial bombs and rockets” to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and “strike” drones to Kenya, the report went on.

Read the full story: BBC

By Sean O’Meara

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.