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China, France
Chinese agents involved in anti-dissident op at Paris airport leave France

Three officials from the Chinese Embassy in Paris, who were involved in an attempt at the forced repatriation of a young dissident to Beijing in 2024, have left France in recent months.

Subscribers only Agencies, Operations 26.02.2026

Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, near Paris, where an operation targeting a Chinese dissident took place in 2024.

Spotlight | China, Taiwan, United States
Trump-Xi meeting looms with high stakes for Taiwan

Negotiations are underway to bring US President Donald Trump's planned visit to Beijing forward to late March instead of April, as initially planned. In China, delegations and departments are busy planning on several fronts, but Xi Jinping is pushing his sole priority: resolving the Taiwan issue.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 23.02.2026

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on 30 October 2025.

China
Xi's military purge extends to expat families

The story behind China's latest purge (2/2) – The turmoil within the Central Military Commission is the result of a long-term political strategy. The accompanying anti-corruption campaign against those whose families live abroad is beginning to have a serious impact on the People's Liberation Army.

Subscribers only Operations, Defence 12.02.2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, on 3 September 2025.

China, Taiwan, United States
KMT leader Cheng Li-wun gambles on meetings with Xi and Trump

Taiwan's opposition leader is lobbying hard to meet Xi Jinping before Donald Trump's state visit to Beijing in April. Fearing that an agreement on the island will be sealed without her party, Cheng Li-wun is active on all fronts to persuade Beijing and Washington of the KMT's pivotal role in the negotiations.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 28.01.2026

Taiwan's Kuomintang opposition party leader Cheng Li-wun in Taipei, on 1 November 2025.

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

A wave of 17 arrests coordinated by China's Ministry of Public Security heralds a profound restructuring of the Central Military Commission as Xi Jinping further consolidates his grip on the People's Liberation Army.

Subscribers only Defence, Back-door diplomacy 22.01.2026

Zhang Shengmin is the only remaining operational member of China's Central Military Commission alongside President Xi Jinping.

Spotlight | China, United Kingdom
Starmer's China visit hinging on London's green light for mega embassy

Plans for a large Chinese embassy in London, on which the UK government is set to rule today, were approved behind the scenes last month by British intelligence services. Downing Street delayed its decision to gain some diplomatic leverage.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 20.01.2026

Protest placards depicting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Winnie-the-Pooh near the proposed site of a new Chinese mega embassy.

China, Europe
Beijing adopts more 'subtle' approach to boost image abroad

In a bid to raise its tarnished image in the West, Beijing is revamping its influence strategy by focusing on discreet, targeted recruitment and eschewing the lavish offers once made to influencers. Instead, the CCP is seeking to subtly undermine Western criticism through voices deemed neutral and reliable.

Subscribers only Operations, Back-door diplomacy 20.01.2026

The Agencies' Gazette
DRM, US Coast Guard, Neo-Nazi hats, Guoanbu

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

FranceDRM Chief of Staff leaving for Virginia

USCoast Guard criticised for poor results in Caribbean

FranceArmy officer buys Neo-Nazi hat

ChineGuoanbu now warning about smartphone espionage

Subscribers only 19.01.2026

Spotlight | Turkey
Turkish intelligence reshuffle expected amid political manoeuvering as presidential election looms

As Recep Tayyip Erdogan serves his last legal term in office, negotiations are already underway within the Turkish administration to prepare for his succession in the presidential election scheduled for 2028. The MIT could be particularly affected by these developments.

Subscribers only Agencies 12.01.2026

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Turkish Foreign Secretary Hakan Fidan in Johannesburg, on 23 November 2025.

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Beijing strives to sunder academic ties between Hong Kong and Taiwan

Obsessed with the risk of ‘subversive connections', the Guoanbu is behind recent intimidation tactics aimed at severing ties between academic institutions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In early December, Hong Kong academics were strongly dissuaded from travelling to Taipei.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 18.12.2025

Hong Kong academics were discouraged from attending an event organised on 4 and 5 December 2025 at the Institute of Sociology of Academia Sinica in Taipei.

China, Europe
Western researchers facing intimidation by state security spies

A new crackdown on foreign ideas is underway. Along with Xi Jinping's radical plans for safeguarding China's internet from Western values, foreign academics are also being targeted through increased surveillance and some unannounced visits by Guoanbu spies to their hotel rooms.

Subscribers only Agencies, Back-door diplomacy 09.12.2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with students in the library of Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) in southern China, on 19 December 2024.

Spymaster | China
Xu Youming, the military intelligence chief who survives purges

As purges decimate China's military leadership, the head of military intelligence Xu Youming is weathering the storm. The quintessential shadow technocrat, who is unfailingly loyal, is Xi Jinping's indispensable eye on Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific.

Subscribers only Defence 05.12.2025

China, Myanmar
Chinese spies and military moving into Myanmar's Rakhine State

Despite Myanmar's ongoing civil war, Rohingya refugees are starting to return to Rakhine State from crowded camps in Bangladesh. China's Ministry of State Security and the People's Liberation Army appear to be orchestrating the final stage of a plan to secure the CCP's vital Indian Ocean interests.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 02.12.2025

Rohingya refugees gather between the Bangladeshi and Burmese borders on 24 August 2018.

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

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

United StatesDIA loses drug trafficking expert

FranceInsufficient resources for prison intelligence

ChinaStricter checks for foreign websites and rumours about Russia, Taiwan and Trump

FranceFour theses in the running for French Intelligence Academy Grand Prize

Subscribers only 01.12.2025

Spy Way of Life | China, Thailand
Phuket's Tropical Resort, where Chinese spies handle French sources under the coconut trees

Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the four-star Tropical Resort in Phuket, where, over several years, a double agent from France's DGSE was 'handled' by China's secret services.

Subscribers only Operations 28.11.2025

The charming swimming pool at Tropical Resort, Phuket.

China, Europe
CCP ramps up anti-corruption drive abroad

Pursuing its efforts to clamp down on corruption, Beijing has signed a flurry of extradition and judicial cooperation agreements in Hungary, Serbia, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru. The CPP's goal is to prosecute its elites on the run and dissidents in exile.

Subscribers only Operations, Back-door diplomacy 28.11.2025

Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema in Lusaka, Zambia, 20 November 2025.

China, France
French ex-PM Laurent Fabius star guest at Chinese influence forum

After an exhibition of his paintings in Shanghai, the French former prime minister was the guest of honour at a major parallel diplomacy gathering on the shores of Lake Taihu, where foreign dignitaries rubbed shoulders with members of the United Front and Chinese security services.

Subscribers only Back-door diplomacy 21.11.2025

French ex-prime minister Laurent Fabius (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron (C) ahead of an official state dinner at the presidential Elysée palace in Paris, France, on 6 May 2024.

China, France
Chinese agents involved in anti-dissident op at Paris airport leave France

Spotlight | China, Taiwan, United States
Trump-Xi meeting looms with high stakes for Taiwan

China
Xi's military purge extends to expat families

China, Taiwan, United States
KMT leader Cheng Li-wun gambles on meetings with Xi and Trump

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

Spotlight | China, United Kingdom
Starmer's China visit hinging on London's green light for mega embassy

China, Europe
Beijing adopts more 'subtle' approach to boost image abroad

The Agencies' Gazette
DRM, US Coast Guard, Neo-Nazi hats, Guoanbu

FranceDRM Chief of Staff leaving for Virginia

USCoast Guard criticised for poor results in Caribbean

FranceArmy officer buys Neo-Nazi hat

ChineGuoanbu now warning about smartphone espionage

Spotlight | Turkey
Turkish intelligence reshuffle expected amid political manoeuvering as presidential election looms

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Beijing strives to sunder academic ties between Hong Kong and Taiwan

China, Europe
Western researchers facing intimidation by state security spies

Spymaster | China
Xu Youming, the military intelligence chief who survives purges

China, Myanmar
Chinese spies and military moving into Myanmar's Rakhine State

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

United StatesDIA loses drug trafficking expert

FranceInsufficient resources for prison intelligence

ChinaStricter checks for foreign websites and rumours about Russia, Taiwan and Trump

FranceFour theses in the running for French Intelligence Academy Grand Prize

Spy Way of Life | China, Thailand
Phuket's Tropical Resort, where Chinese spies handle French sources under the coconut trees

China, Europe
CCP ramps up anti-corruption drive abroad

China, France
French ex-PM Laurent Fabius star guest at Chinese influence forum

China, France
Beijing appoints new spymaster in Paris

China, India
China's 'salami slicing' strategy squeezes India on Himalayan border

Afghanistan, China
Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition

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China, France Chinese agents involved in anti-dissident op at Paris airport leave France

Spotlight | China, Taiwan, United States Trump-Xi meeting looms with high stakes for Taiwan

China Xi's military purge extends to expat families

China, Taiwan, United States KMT leader Cheng Li-wun gambles on meetings with Xi and Trump

China Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

Spotlight | China, United Kingdom Starmer's China visit hinging on London's green light for mega embassy

China, Europe Beijing adopts more 'subtle' approach to boost image abroad

The Agencies' Gazette DRM, US Coast Guard, Neo-Nazi hats, Guoanbu

FranceDRM Chief of Staff leaving for Virginia

USCoast Guard criticised for poor results in Caribbean

FranceArmy officer buys Neo-Nazi hat

ChineGuoanbu now warning about smartphone espionage

Spotlight | Turkey Turkish intelligence reshuffle expected amid political manoeuvering as presidential election looms

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan Beijing strives to sunder academic ties between Hong Kong and Taiwan

China, Europe Western researchers facing intimidation by state security spies

Spymaster | China Xu Youming, the military intelligence chief who survives purges

China, Myanmar Chinese spies and military moving into Myanmar's Rakhine State

The Agencies' Gazette DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

United StatesDIA loses drug trafficking expert

FranceInsufficient resources for prison intelligence

ChinaStricter checks for foreign websites and rumours about Russia, Taiwan and Trump

FranceFour theses in the running for French Intelligence Academy Grand Prize

Spy Way of Life | China, Thailand Phuket's Tropical Resort, where Chinese spies handle French sources under the coconut trees

China, Europe CCP ramps up anti-corruption drive abroad

China, France French ex-PM Laurent Fabius star guest at Chinese influence forum

China, France Beijing appoints new spymaster in Paris

China, India China's 'salami slicing' strategy squeezes India on Himalayan border

Afghanistan, China Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition

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China, France
Chinese agents involved in anti-dissident op at Paris airport leave France

Spotlight | China, Taiwan, United States
Trump-Xi meeting looms with high stakes for Taiwan

China
Xi's military purge extends to expat families

China, Taiwan, United States
KMT leader Cheng Li-wun gambles on meetings with Xi and Trump

China
Purge leaves only Xi Jinping and 'incorruptible' loyalist at China's Central Military Commission

Spotlight | China, United Kingdom
Starmer's China visit hinging on London's green light for mega embassy

China, Europe
Beijing adopts more 'subtle' approach to boost image abroad

The Agencies' Gazette
DRM, US Coast Guard, Neo-Nazi hats, Guoanbu

Spotlight | Turkey
Turkish intelligence reshuffle expected amid political manoeuvering as presidential election looms

China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Beijing strives to sunder academic ties between Hong Kong and Taiwan

China, Europe
Western researchers facing intimidation by state security spies

Spymaster | China
Xu Youming, the military intelligence chief who survives purges

China, Myanmar
Chinese spies and military moving into Myanmar's Rakhine State

The Agencies' Gazette
DIA and narcotrafficking, French prison intel, Beijing frets about VPN use, French intel academy prize

Spy Way of Life | China, Thailand
Phuket's Tropical Resort, where Chinese spies handle French sources under the coconut trees

China, Europe
CCP ramps up anti-corruption drive abroad

China, France
French ex-PM Laurent Fabius star guest at Chinese influence forum

China, France
Beijing appoints new spymaster in Paris

China, India
China's 'salami slicing' strategy squeezes India on Himalayan border

Afghanistan, China
Beijing shuts the door on Afghan opposition