‘Alleged Ex-Spy’ Huang Jing Responds to Dickson’s Arrest & Allegations That He Has Links to Dickson

Somehow, we always thought someone was going to bring these two people together.

That’s why even before anything happens, we went ahead and did explainer articles on the two main characters.

Dickson Yeo:

And Huang Jing:

If you’re a hardcore Homeland fan (like GY here), you’ll know (from your TV show experience) that intelligence agents always recruit people into their operations and become their handlers.

Kind of like MLM; they remove the risk from themselves but still benefit from the agents’ hard work.

And that’s exactly what retired Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan is saying about Huang Jing.

“It’s Not Unreasonable To Believe Yeo Was Recruited In School.”

Both Dickson Yeo and Huang Jing were at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), the former as a student and the latter as one of the professors.

Yeo had enrolled in the school back in 2015 and Huang Jing was expelled in 2017.

And this overlapping time period, retired Singaporean diplomat Bilahari Kausikan said, means it’s not “unreasonable to believe that Yeo was recruited during his time at LKYSPP”.

Reader Bao: But that’s okay leh. 

Yeah, but there’s a part two.

In another Facebook post, Bilahari said that Mr Huang was Yeo’s supervisor until the time he was expelled.

Now tilt your head 23.49 degrees to the right and squint with your left eye: do you see the connection now?

Turns out, we’re not the only ones to see it and Mr Huang saw it too and responded to these allegations.

“Retract It Or Prove It”

According to an interview with the South China Morning Post (SCMP), Mr Huang has responded to the allegations levelled against him.

He said that they were “unreasonable” and “nonsense”.

“Singapore is a country known for its rule of law, what proof does he have? I knew Bilahari when I was in Singapore and have no grudges against him. His comments against me are nonsense and unreasonable.”

He demands that Bilahari either prove his statements or retract them.

Meanwhile, Bilahari pointed out that Mr Huang can only say such things and said he wouldn’t do what he says:

“What else would he – can he – say? I cannot take such statements seriously.”

In other words, he’s pulling a Xiaxue.

Mr Huang also said that his interactions with Yeo were the lowest among his six PhD students:

“So short were my interactions with him that I didn’t even know his Chinese name. I only know him as Dickson Yeo.”

He had, however, written a recommendation letter for Yeo when he wanted to study in the US.

In a separate interview, Mr Huang also said that he was “glad” Yeo was caught for spying on the US for China, saying that Yeo had an air of “self-imposed importance” even though he seemed “humble and shy”.

So What Now?

Nothing, at least when it comes to a spat between the expelled professor and the retired Singapore diplomat.

The professor is now a distinguished professor and dean at Beijing Language and Culture University’s Institute of National and Regional Studies.

The retired Singapore diplomat will continue giving his views on the current affairs of the world.

China has denied all ties with Dickson Yeo.

Dickson Yeo is facing up to 10 years in prison when he gets sentenced on October 2020.

And Covid-19 is still here to stay for a while more.