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    Spy Way of Life | China, France
    How a French double agent worked with Chinese spies at a luxurious Indian Ocean hotel

    The Veranda Pointe aux Biches Hotel, on the island of Mauritius.
    The Veranda Pointe aux Biches Hotel, on the island of Mauritius. © Veranda Pointe aux Biches

    Across the globe, spies love to gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visits the Veranda Pointe aux Biches hotel on the island of Mauritius, where a renegade DGSE officer met Chinese intelligence officers over the course of several years.

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    Frenchman praised by Chinese media for war photo donation offered CUPB university role

    Marcus Détrez (left) and Chen Dong, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in France, attend the ceremony to present the photo album documenting the suffering of Chinese civilians during the Sino-Japanese War, at the Chinese Embassy in France, on 4 August 2025 in Paris.
    Marcus Détrez (left) and Chen Dong, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in France, attend the ceremony to present the photo album documenting the suffering of Chinese civilians during the Sino-Japanese War, at the Chinese Embassy in France, on 4 August 2025 in Paris. © Li Yang/China News Service/VCG/Reuters

    Hailed by Chinese state media for donating conflict photographs taken during the Sino-Japanese war to Beijing, French consultant Marcus Détrez, 27, has joined the state China University of Petroleum in the Chinese capital.

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