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GCHQ's cyber academy, Kochavi in Manama, Li Keqiang's succession, DGSI training

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community from London to Beijing via Manama and Paris.

ChinaXi Jinping's PM choices both from security world

United KingdomMoD staffs new Defence Cyber Academy

FranceDGSI to oversee inter-service intelligence training

Israel/BahrainTel Aviv seals security deal with Manama

FrancePro digital sovereignty lobby headed by former Huawei consultant

Strider's EU evangelism on tech theft committed by China

Backed by the Koch family and Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Strider, run by former US intelligence specialists on China and already under contract to the Pentagon, is starting to prospect in Europe.

Chinese state observation satellite slotted into SuperView-2 constellation

Following failed launches and delays in SpaceWill's satellite programme, the Chinese government has inserted a state-owned satellite into the fleet, instead of the expected fifth engine part of the SuperView constellation.

European Commission hires US's Rhodium to monitor Chinese investments

The New York firm will keep a database on Chinese direct investments in Europe, following a less than stellar report on the European mechanism to control foreign investment that came into force in October 2020.

China's CCCC brings BRI from Belgrade into European Union

After more than ten years of negotiations, Chinese giant CCCC has been given the green light for the rail line between Serbia and Hungary, Europe's biggest Belt and Road Initiative project, in a deal finalised during the recent Olympic Games.

China sets up a cyber-Hogwarts to train its future cyber defence wizards

The Chinese government wants to have at its disposal cyber specialists other than those from the hacking world that forged its existing cyber services. To help it achieve this, it has enlisted the help of the big high-tech groups but is also carrying out major development programmes at its universities - and this in collaboration with foreign establishments of the highest reputation.

Beijing concerned about the threat to its commercial interests in Ukraine

Although Chinese conglomerates have been forced to cease their operations in Ukraine, Beijing is observing a sort of neutrality on the conflict there, mixed with misgivings about Moscow's intentions. Ukraine is strategically important for China, particularly in the arms sector.

Pangu Lab, Chinese ally of Singapore's zero-day reseller Coseinc, exposes NSA cyber operations

Close to Singapore's zero-day vulnerabilities broker Coseinc and Chinese cybersecurity giant Qi An Xin, China's Pangu Lab has published a lengthy report on a threat campaign attributed to the NSA-linked advance persistent threat group Equation Group.

Microchip technology champion ASML tries to balance interests in China, US and Taiwan

In the midst of the global battle for semiconductor supplies, ASML is lobbying the US to ease export restrictions to China. But for Washington, this is out of the question, as the New Zealand group is the main supplier of machine tools to Taiwan, the chip-making king.

Christoph Nedophil Wang, academic promoter of China's new silk roads

With their persuasive strategy of infrastructure and new tech partnerships, the government-run Belt and Road Initiative research centres in Beijing and Shanghai confirm China's growing interest in building its position in the Middle East.

Chinese businesswomen take on Israeli tech

As a group of Israeli entrepreneurs start their trial in Tel Aviv over the sale of dual-use goods and drones to China, business in Israel seems to be as good as ever for Chinese firms, thanks in large part to a network of Chinese businesswomen with strong connections to the state.

India joins battle against China's Tencent

The Chinese tech giant, which is at the heart of a major battle in Southeast Asia, is the main target of a fresh ban on some 54 new apps by the Indian government. The apps in question are all still available in Europe, Intelligence Online has discovered.

Western military drones sold online via China's YouUAV

Intelligence Online has discovered the existence of three Chinese websites selling European and US military drones and their components to individuals and businesses - provided the appropriate authorities authorise the sale.