by Sam Cooper
June 1, 2025
WISCONSIN — In a globetrotting case that evokes a Jason Bourne plotline—set against real-world warnings from Pentagon leaders of an “imminent” Chinese invasion of Taiwan—a British businessman has been indicted for allegedly attempting to smuggle advanced U.S. military technology to China while referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping as “The Boss.”
Federal prosecutors allege that John Miller, 63, conspired with Chinese national Cui Guanghai, 43, to acquire and covertly export some of the U.S. military’s most sensitive defense hardware for reverse engineering by the Chinese Communist Party. The scheme allegedly involved encrypted communications, multi-continent spycraft, and a brazen campaign to intimidate dissidents inside the United States.
A grand jury indictment unsealed by the U.S. Department of Justice alleges the pair targeted restricted equipment including an advanced cryptographic device with its Crypto Ignition Key, Black Hornet surveillance microdrones, Stinger missile systems, an AGM-88E anti-radiation missile, air defense radar components, night vision goggles, and U.S.-standard armored vehicle plating. In intercepted conversations, Miller allegedly claimed the Chinese government was willing to pay “two to three times” the value of the equipment to enable reproduction in Chinese military labs.
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