There are shocking charges of espionage along the banks of the Potomac. A former State Department official is in a whole host of trouble for making secret trips to Taiwan (something that is sure to irk Beijing because of Foggy Bottom’s official One-China policy), but also passing documents to Taiwanese agents in Washington.
The Post’s front page story indicates that the FBI observed Donald Keyser, “one of the nation’s leading experts on China” passing government documents to Taiwanese agents at the Potowmack Landing restaurant in Alexandria, situated opposite the southern approach to National Airport’s main runway.
Though DCist does not approve of activities that involve passing state secrets, for a restaurant where documents could be better passed, we suggest the old favorite: Yenching Palace in Cleveland Park. The restaurant played a key role in ending the Cuban Missile Crisis, and its windowless interior, coupled with cozy rounded booths, make it perfect to frustrate any FBI or CIA sting operation.
