China boots out soldier for smartphone military secrets leaks to family, friends and gamers

Case of soldier who revealed his service identity in online games is being used to educate forces on technological pitfalls. PLA training and state media reports urge greater individual discipline to protect China’s secrets. — SCMP

China has discharged a soldier from the army as punishment for disclosing military secrets via his smartphone.

A soldier surnamed Chen was disciplined for buying a second-hand smartphone, seen by the Chinese army as an unauthorised act, according to an article published on Tuesday on the official WeChat account of the Eastern Theatre Command.