DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH: U.S. Naval Flight Officer Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin Accused of Giving U.S. Secrets to China. [archive]

The charging documents allege he successfully committed espionage twice and attempted espionage on three other occasions. . . .

Lin was also accused of violating military law by patronizing prostitutes and committing adultery. . . .

According to a 2008 Navy release on a naturalization ceremony at which he spoke, “Lin was 14 years old when he and his family left Taiwan.” . . .

He speaks fluent Mandarin and had been a department head for the Hawaii-based Special Projects Patrol Squadron Two ‘Wizards’ (VPU-2) that flew EP3-E Aries II signals intelligence aircraft, two sources confirmed to USNI News.

Lin’s job . . . was to manage the collection of electronic signals from the aircraft – a central coordinator.

The specifics of how the U.S. gathers signals from potential adversaries are among the military’s most closely guarded secrets. Knowing the methodology for how the U.S. gathers signals intelligence – information that Lin would likely have with his Aries II experience – could allow adversaries to devise ways to counter U.S. monitoring.

Here [archive] is the 2008 press release from the Navy celebrating Lin’s naturalization ceremony. Yay diversity!