Zoom spy claims a warning for multinationals in China 19 Jan, 2021 04:26 AM 4 minutes to read Chinese security agents wanted access to Zoom's systems, in this case to gather 'evidence' and disrupt meetings. Photo / 123RF Chinese security agents wanted access to Zoom's systems, in this case to gather 'evidence' and disrupt meetings. Photo / 123RF Financial Times OPINION: Tinker, tailor, soldier . . . Zoom spy? The late, great David Cornwell, aka John le Carré, did not pen a novel about the defining geopolitical rivalry of the 21st century, between the US and China. But if he had, he might have modelled one of his inimitable protagonists on Jin Xinjiang, aka Julien Jin, a former China-based executive for Zoom, the Californian videoconferencing company.