All articles - China

Chinese Communist Party uses CICC investment bank to boost New Silk Roads

Two new internal reports, written under the direction of the State Council, have laid the foundations for Xi Jinping's new economic strategy.

The Agencies' Gazette
MbS and Sunak, OIS/Russia, Prague's VZ, NCSC audit, Tracfin

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Riyadh, London, Washington, Prague and Paris.

Saudi Arabia/United KingdomMbS refuses terms of his London visit

United StatesOffice of Investment Security further increases presence in Russia

Czech RepublicSpymaster focuses its annual report on new hybrid warfare in Ukraine

United StatesNCSC under audit as it faces change of command

FranceTracfin's uncontrollable Startrac to remain in place

Yuan Yi Kun, strategist for Guoanbu's new US approach

Under the supervision of Yuan Yi Kun, a former researcher at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, the Ministry of State Security wants to take advantage of what it perceives as a moment of weakness in the United States.

The Agencies' Gazette
French Senate, Taipei, AUKUS, Houthis

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from France, Taiwan, London and Riyadh.

FranceDGSE monitors battle for chair of French Senate foreign affairs and defence commission

ChinaBeijing ramps up media presence in Taiwan

United KingdomDavid Williams, AUKUS's mainstay in London

IsraelRiyadh eagerly awaits data on the Houthis from Mossad

Beijing ring-fences sensitive universities

To protect the scientific laboratories running major civil-military fusion projects from prying eyes, the Chinese Communist Party is tightening controls on the movements of foreign researchers on campus.

Spotlight
From opposite sides, Tapei and Beijing both lobbying for African American support

A battle pitching Tapei's lobbyists Empire Consulting against Beijing's U.S. Exchange Foundation for Black support is raging in Washington. Empire has close ties to the Congressional Black Caucus, a chief target of both sides.

Beijing tightens security in Guangxi province on Vietnam border

As diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the US get closer, the Chinese Communist Party is pressing ahead with plans to modernise its border control posts on the Vietnamese border.

The Agencies' Gazette
Voatz vs Minsk, Russkiy Mir, biometric controls in Israel, Wang Yi in DC

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Moscow, Washington, Minsk and Tel Aviv.

US/BelarusBelarusian opposition in talks with secure online voting platform Voatz

RussiaTolstoy descendant to promote Russian soft power

IsraelBiometric cameras against foreign spies

China/United StatesWang Yi expected in Washington in early October

New Chinese ambassador to Kabul lands strong security brief

The recent appointment of a new Chinese ambassador to Kabul marks a first step towards Beijing's official recognition of the Taliban regime. But China has demanded firm security guarantees in exchange for this support.

The Agencies' Gazette
Vladimir Osechkin, French military attaché in Yerevan, new Belt & Road preparations

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Moscow, Biarritz, Yerevan and Baku.

France/RussiaCommunicator Vladimir Osechkin exposed for false defector evacuations

France/Armenia/AzerbaijanParis's impossible balancing act in Yerevan

ChinaThird Belt & Road forum preparations underway in Beijing

Spotlight
Beijing plans influence campaign in Italy to stop it exiting New Silk Roads

Beijing does not intend to let Italy leave its giant New Silk Roads programme without hindrance. Its propaganda bodies are preparing to launch a major pro-Chinese influence campaign in Europe, starting in Rome.

Japan turns to Israel's 9500 Group to counter Chinese Fukushima disinformation

A team of experts is working with the Japanese government to foil a Chinese disinformation campaign about the release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power station.

German domestic intelligence boss shared stage in London with alleged Chinese spy Cash

In Berlin, questions are being asked by the intelligence community as to when their British counterparts intended to inform them about the case of Christopher Cash, the parliamentary aide now officially charged with stealing state secrets for China.

Tokyo tries to step up fight against Chinese disinformation

China's vast campaign following the Japanese decision to discharge Fukushima's waters into the sea is forcing Tokyo to step up its fight against state-sponsored disinformation.

The Agencies' Gazette
Ukraine's SSSCIP, Foreign Affairs Committee, China experts at Foreign Office, Wiretapping radicals

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

UkraineSpecial communications service wants more soldiers

United KingdomForeign Affairs Committee calls on intelligence experts to tackle terrorism mission

United Kingdom/ChinaForeign Office builds expertise on China

FranceIntelligence tensions over the surveillance of radical movements minimised before parliament

Spotlight
Beijing taunts Quad countries with new observation satellite

The launch of the L-SAR4-01 satellite just before the BRICS summit might have appeared to be a routine event. A detailed study of its trajectory however shows that it has settled into a position just above Australia, India and Taiwan.