China, France
The Chinese state-backed magazine seeking to influence France's think tanks and political elite

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
CMA CGM security chief stays put, FRS to study US-China risks, G3 showcases spy credentials

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

MarseilleClose call for CMA CGM's security director

ParisFRS foundation to predict US-China risks

LondonEx-spy chiefs swell G3's ranks amid focus on intel networks

China, Iraq
Beijing at odds with Barzani clan over $5bn 'happy city'

Iraq is a key step in China's new silk road project and Beijing intends to invest heavily in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. But its plans to build a new district in Ebril, already two years behind schedule, are now under threat.

France
Paris seeks to grasp the fluid concept of lawfare

"Lawfare", defined as the instrumentalisation of the law by a state for strategic purposes, is currently the focus of France's SGDSN defence and national security secretariat, which is looking for ways to counter US and soon Chinese regulations imposed on French industry.

China, France
New group OFNRS promoting China's BRI in France tied to presidential hopeful Zemmour

An association promoting the Belt and Road Initiative in France has been increasingly busy releasing publications targeting French academic and political circles to spread a positive narrative on China's actions abroad.

China
Guoanbu's latest think tank ramps up security talks

The fledgling Overall National Security Concept Research Center, created under the supervision of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), was busy leading talks on security issues in the weeks leading up to the Chinese Communist Party's centennial celebrations.

China
Beijing influence arm China International Publishing Group (CIPG) expands footprint in Paris

The state-owned publishing company behind a magazine on France-China relations that is sent to French politicians and researchers has partnered with the Bridge Tank to further promote China's image in France.

China
Guoanbu toughens up on economic counter-espionage as China continues global expansion

The Ministry of Sate Security's new counter-espionage measures, published last week, also serve as a response to the US and Europe's own moves to shield their industries from Chinese espionage.

France
French intelligence services question China's influence in Myanmar

DGSE and DGRIS officials also warned the French Senate about Chinese influence in New Caledonia at a recent hearing.

China, France
United Front strengthens ties with France-China business associations

The Association des Commerçants pour le Développement France-Chine (ACDFC) is the latest France-China business group to attend meetings with China's United Front Work Department in recent months.

China, Syria
Guoanbu helps Damascus in Idlib

A Chinese delegation made an unprecedented visit to Idlib governorate a few weeks ago to meet with Mohammed Natouf, the [...]

China
Cheng Guoping orchestrates security cooperation with Afghanistan

Beijing's top security diplomat Cheng Guoping, a former liaison officer for the Ministry of State Security in Moscow, is keeping a handle on potential terrorist threats along the country's border with Afghanistan.

China, Europe
Baltic states toughen stance against China

Estonia's intelligence agency, the Välisluureamet, issued a sharp warning against Chinese influence campaigns in Europe in its annual report published [...]

United States
LTSG and Rhodium address US-China security commission

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission called on analysts [...]

China
A Korea specialist tapped for political influence intelligence dept

Chen Zhou, an official with significant experience in the South [...]

China, France
France-China friendship association to work more closely with Beijing

The heads of the association, based in the Paris region, met with a branch of the United Front during a visit to China in January.

China
TV company Sky Century promotes Belt and Road projects abroad

Sky Century Information Technology, led by Chen Jiancheng, is helping Beijing build ties with neighbouring countries.