You get specific numbers (two arrests and eight search warrants), more specific locations (names of big cities aren't very specific, but they're more specific than a circle 70 miles wide), a specific country running the agents (China), and a specific goal (recruit spies in the US military).
The vague statement about the SIM farms is pretty clearly an attempt to puff up an operation that didn't accomplish much.
You get specific numbers (two arrests and eight search warrants), more specific locations (names of big cities aren't very specific, but they're more specific than a circle 70 miles wide), a specific country running the agents (China), and a specific goal (recruit spies in the US military).
The vague statement about the SIM farms is pretty clearly an attempt to puff up an operation that didn't accomplish much.