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Pressure mounts on intelligence to assess China military build-up as conservative think tanks wrangle to fix Pentagon

Former Chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, Mike Gallagher.
Former Chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, Mike Gallagher. © Drew Angerer/Getty Images via AFP

The perceived Chinese threat and how the military must adapt to it has been the subject of intense lobbying by conservative think tanks, driven by both political and personal agendas. The issue is expected to loom large over the US intelligence community, responsible for assessing Beijing's military capabilities.

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France, Israel
Mossad and Le Monde, surprise guests and alibis at French ex-spy chief trial

Former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency Bernard Squarcini (centre) at the court house in Paris, France, 13 November 2024.
Former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency Bernard Squarcini (centre) at the court house in Paris, France, 13 November 2024. © Poitout Florian/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Bernard Squarcini, the former head of French domestic intelligence, invoked at his trial Mossad infiltration in France to justify the bugging of a police officer. His lawyers summoned a Le Monde journalist who published articles about Israeli intelligence operations on French territory, which his defence is using as alibis.

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China
Xi Jinping takes his anti-corruption campaign into Chinese universities

Li Xi, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CCP Committee, 22 September 2023.
Li Xi, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the CCP Committee, 22 September 2023. © Ton Molina/NurPhoto via AFP

The Chinese Communist Party regularly receives policy briefs from academics, but the president wants to be sure that the researchers and civil servants who analyse their writings are loyal to the party. This means carrying out an anti-corruption campaign.

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