A Chinese state employee who falsely accused a colleague of spying for Beijing after losing out on a coveted overseas posting has been penalised by the Ministry of State Security (MSS). The country’s top intelligence agency made the rare decision to shed light on the case using its social media account on Tuesday in a bid to highlight the consequences of making false accusations. The perpetrator, identified only by his surname, Liu, earned a master’s degree from a prestigious university in 2018 and was regarded as a rising star at the public institution where he worked, the post said.