Spies and Lies (Joske book)

Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World

Author	Alex Joske
Cover artist	Josh Durham
Language	English
Subject	Chinese Communist Party, Ministry of State Security, United Front Work Department
Genres	Espionage, geopolitics
Set in	United States, Canada, Australia and China
Publisher	Hardie Grant
Publication date	October 4, 2022
Publication place	Australia
Pages	304
ISBN	9781743797990 (Paperback)
OCLC	1347020692

Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World is a 2022 book written by Alex Joske which alleges that the west has been negligent of expansive Chinese government influence and foreign espionage efforts. It focuses especially on activities by China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) in the United States. The book was published by Hardie Grant Books and released October 4, 2022. The book has been influential, and its cover includes the endorsement of Representative Mike Gallagher, who months later became the first leader of the Select Committee on the CCP in the United States Congress. Australian Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Charles Edel described the book's method as an "almost forensic" approach to the topic.^[1]