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REVEALED: America secretly expelled two Chinese diplomats suspected of spying after they trespassed on to Specials Ops military base with their wives

-Two Chinese Embassy officials were kicked out of the U.S. after they breached a military base in Virginia in September
Neither Washington or Beijing announced the incident or expulsion

-The episode could be the first instance in more than 30 years of Chinese espionage in the U.S.

-American officials say Chinese officials with diplomatic passports have been trying to access research and government facilities more often lately

By KATELYN CARALLE, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 08:46 EST, 15 December 2019 | UPDATED: 08:58 EST, 15 December 2019