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    Spotlight | China
    Xi Jinping demotes two protégés of his former VP Wang Qishan

    Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with then Vice-President Wang Qishan (left) during the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China, on 10 March 2023.
    Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with then Vice-President Wang Qishan (left) during the third plenary session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, China, on 10 March 2023.© Mark R. Cristino/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

    Former anti-corruption chief Wang Qishan reappeared on 17 August at Jiang Zemin's centennial celebration but his last two protégés were removed from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection just five days later. Intelligence Online understands that an investigation into Wang had already begun in 2022 within the corridors of CICC, the bank he founded.

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    European Union
    Von der Leyen ally tipped to join EU Commission's defence industry directorate

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels on 13 July 2026.
    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels on 13 July 2026.© Olivier Matthys/EPA/MaxPPP

    A German managing director from the European External Action Service (EEAS) is expected to join the European Commission shortly. The move comes amid a power struggle between the two institutions and as the EU's diplomatic arm finds itself in an increasingly delicate position.

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    Europe
    ChapsVision seizes on US-Danish tensions to challenge Palantir

    French software firm ChapsVision attended the DALO Industry Days defence industry trade fair in Copenhagen on 19 and 20 August 2026.
    French software firm ChapsVision attended the DALO Industry Days defence industry trade fair in Copenhagen on 19 and 20 August 2026.© Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via AFP

    French intelligence data processing group ChapsVision is making increasing overtures towards the Danish intelligence market, a key target for the firm, at time when the current political climate is favourable to such efforts.

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