Guoanbu

China gains ground in Serbia with new civil-military partnership model 

Beijing's delivery of HQ-22 surface-to-air missiles to Serbia in early April fits in with part of a broader plan to attract non-NATO European countries its way.

In Kyiv, Chinese state security conveys Beijing's offer to mediate 

The Guoanbu is continuing behind-the-scenes negotiations in Kyiv to try to convince the US and the EU to negotiate with Russia and Ukraine, along the lines of six-party talks used for North Korea.

• IRAQ - PKK renews high command's mandate and reaffirms strategic priorities

• FRANCE - DGSI's role in counterterrorism secured

• RUSSIA/CHINA - Beijing counts on Russia to promote SCO

• USA/GEORGIA - Washington confirms its commitment to Tbilisi

• FRANCE/UKRAINE - Florence Parly sticks to low estimate on Paris's Ukraine spending

Guoanbu calls on ISI to cooperate with Taliban secret services 

Concerned by the security situation in Afghanistan, China has spoken with the Taliban in order to secure its interests, all with the help of Pakistani spymasters.

Backed by Beijing, security firm Frontier Services Group makes push into Southeast Asia 

After focusing on Africa, the private security company Frontier Services Goup, close to the Chinese authorities, is actively prospecting for business in three countries that are key for China's development - Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.

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.

New US Chinese monitor SinaCyber takes bow 

US experts on Chinese cyber are to address congress on the Chinese threat this week. Former Crowdstrike analyst Adam Kozy, who recently established the solo firm SinoCyber, will be among them.

Chen Xianzhong spearheads Chinese push into Baghdad 

China has its eye on Iraq's energy assets but previous setbacks mean it is proceeding with caution. To make the right impression, Beijing is putting the focus on new school construction contracts that were facilitated by a Chinese businessman who has lived in Iraq for many years.

Blacklisted by the US, zero day distributor COSEINC works on for China's Pwnzen 

The US Department of Commerce has put zero day distributor COSEINC on its blacklist alongside leading Israeli companies NSO and Candiru and Russia's Positive Technologies. The firm's founder, Thomas Lim has another revenue source, however.

Li and Zhang tasked with supervising Xi Jinping's new disciplinary drive 

Li Wei and Zhang Xuan are to liaise between security service chiefs and provincial officials in charge of implementing the wide-ranging disciplinary programme aimed at rooting out and punishing those who fail to toe the Chinese Communist Party line.

China Center for Globalization helps Beijing attract foreign investment 

The China Center for Globalization, affiliated with the United Front Work Department, has a number of Western advisers on its board and is growing in influence.

Hong Kong police still rocky after Choi scandal 

The Hong Kong Police Force continues to reshuffle its team, with Frederic Choi Chin-pang, the former head of national security, demoted to director of personnel and training.

Cybersecurity firm Tophant gets backing from state defence group CETC 

Tophant, which runs a laboratory with China's Ministry of Public Security (Gonganbu), recently received fresh funds from the state-owned defence conglomerate China Electronics Technology Group (CETC).

People's Armed Police commander Wang Chunning takes up seat at head of Party's discipline campaign 

Wang Chunning, commander of the People's Armed Police (PAP), has officially joined the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLAC). The law enforcement body is currently overseeing a "rectification" programme aimed at rooting out corruption and disloyalty.

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.

Police national security director Frederic Choi kept out of top role 

The senior police official had been tipped to lead the Hong Kong Police Force before being caught in a massage parlour during a raid. The latest senior security appointments are further tightening Beijing's grip over the former British territory.