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China, European Union, France
Unravelling Guoanbu's 'LinkedIn' scheme to steal strategic European secrets

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Dujiangyan, China, on 5 December 2025. Official visits such as these spark a surge of activity on fake LinkedIn accounts used by Chinese spies to gather confidential information.
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Dujiangyan, China, on 5 December 2025. Official visits such as these spark a surge of activity on fake LinkedIn accounts used by Chinese spies to gather confidential information. © Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool/Reuters
Guoanbu goes fishing for secrets (2/3) – China's Ministry of State Security, which has been revealed to use fake LinkedIn accounts to gather sensitive information, has widened its net, expanding from the fields of research and defence to targeting more strategic circles, particularly in Brussels and NATO. [...]
Reading time 3 minutes Jérémy André, Antoine Izambard, Franck Renaud
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