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A man wearing a green jacket and glasses sits in a darkened room
Eric was a spy for China for 15 years.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

A person's hand holds a passport open at a page with travel stamps including Bangkok
Eric conducted missions in several countries.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

A pasport style photo of a young man in a T-shirt and glasses
Eric when he was a student. (Supplied)

A man wearing a green jacket and glasses puts his hand to his chin.
Eric.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

A group of men pose for a photo. Everyone's faces are blurred except two
Eric (fourth from left) with the Dalai Lama.(Supplied)

A man against a wall on his phone
Eric was tasked with tracking Edwin Yin. (Four Corners)
A man against a wall looks at his phone
Edwin lives in Australia. (Four Corners: Keana Naughton )

A man in a black T-shirt inside a campervan
Edwin in the campervan.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

A close-up of a man's face
Edwin fears for his safety.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

The back of an unidentified woman sitting in a kitchen
Edwin Yin's former partner, Michelle.(Four Corners)

A man in a dark shirt and glasses stands in a darkened room.
Cartoonist Rebel Pepper.(Four Corners)

A red map of China showing various black and white satirical cartoons inside it
Rebel Pepper's cartoons. (Rebel Pepper)

A man walking down some steps underground
Eric worked undercover.(Four Corners)

A close-up of a man's face
Rebel Pepper drawing.(Four Corners)
The beginning of a black pen sketch of a man on a white piece of paper
Rebel Pepper's work often features Xi Jinping. (Four Corners)

A black and white cartoon sketch of two princes
Rebel Pepper’s work for Prince Real Estate. (Rebel Pepper)
Two men stand in-front of a giant inflatable cartoon prince.
Prince Real Estate senior managers with Rebel Pepper's design. (Supplied)
A colourful cartoon of four princes
Rebel Pepper's prince-themed logo. (Rebel Pepper)

An old reel of film featureing a man with blood on his face
Hua Yong in his 2012 Tiananmen Square protest.(Supplied)

A man in a tropical patterned shirt uses his phone
Eric spoke to his handlers via encrypted apps.(Four Corners)

Three men in green disguises.
Eric (centre) in the V Brigade video. (Supplied)
A man in an army hat and jacket shooting a gun.
V Brigade was a fake militia.(Supplied)

A man in glasses and a warm jacket takes a selfie with trees in the background
Hua in Canada.(Twitter)

A man in a green jacket and glasses sits in a darkened room
Eric is now reflecting on his life as a spy.(Four Corners: Keana Naughton)

A man in a green jacket and glasses walking down a street
Eric says he tried to escape previously.(Four Corners)

A man in a green jacket and beige trousers looks out across a body of water.
Eric is now in Australia.(Four Corners)

A man in a green jacket looks out across a body of water.
Eric knows speaking out comes with risk.(Four Corners)

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