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The advisers behind Riyadh's growing bilateral relations with Beijing

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, on 11 September 2024.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, on 11 September 2024. © Saudi Press Agency/AFP

Major cooperation projects between Saudi Arabia and China are ramping up in key sectors, from energy to cloud. From behind the scenes, a businessman and a handful of private groups appear to be crucial in maintaining those bilateral business channels.

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Japan
Tokyo finally emerges as player in space-based intelligence

Japan's H2A rocket, carrying the new IGS-8 satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on 26 September 2024.
Japan's H2A rocket, carrying the new IGS-8 satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on 26 September 2024. © Kyodo News via Reuters Connect

Faced with the Chinese space threat, and with domestic and international issues at stake, Japan's long-troubled efforts in geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) are finally bearing fruit. A string of successful launches since the start of the summer and the allocation of new budgets are cause for optimism.

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The Agencies' Gazette
Russia overtakes China in AI disinformation, still no MPs for French intel oversight college, Paris monitors US rear base in Benin, CCP's sights on Japanese archipelago

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

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