Detained Chinese ‘spy’ tags Alice Guo as asset

MANILA, Philippines — A self-confessed Chinese spy has linked detained former Bamban mayor Alice Guo to China’s civilian intelligence, security and secret police agency.

She Zhijiang, a tycoon currently detained in Thailand, spoke exclusively with Al Jazeera in a documentary titled “She Zhijiang: Discarded Chinese spy or criminal mastermind?”

In the documentary, She claimed that he was an agent of China’s Ministry of State Security and that he was recruited in 2016 by a man he met in the Philippines.

She, who is fighting extradition to China over charges related to operating online gambling sites, said the man promised to “get rid” of the case against him in exchange for being a spy for the Chinese government.

Through a custodian, She gave Al Jazeera access to some files that supposedly prove his claim of being a Chinese spy.

Among the documents was a dossier about Guo Hua Ping, the supposed Chinese name of Alice Guo.

The dossier listed China as Guo’s place of birth and also identified her mother as a certain Lin Wen Yi, the same Chinese woman that has been brought up during Senate hearings regarding Guo’s identity.

It also listed Guo’s supposed address in China, which Al Jazeera found to be the address of the local office of the Chinese communist party.

Al Jazeera also spoke with residents in Fujian, who claimed that they recognize Guo as the daughter of Lin Wen Yi. The resident supposedly confirmed that she was born in the area and only left around 2002.

In the documentary, She admitted talking to Guo using his handler’s mobile phone when Guo supposedly asked for financial assistance to support her campaign.

She said he declined the request so as not to “offend the Philippine government.”

He had a message for Guo: “China cannot be trusted. The two of us dedicated our lives to China’s Ministry of State Security. Look at what happened to me. If you don’t want to be eliminated, you should tell the world the truth.”

She was arrested by Thai authorities following a red notice list issued by the Interpol. It was based on an arrest warrant issued in China.

She claimed that China wanted to silence him due to the extent of his knowledge related to its intelligence and