Guoanbu

China, France
Chinese woman refused French naturalisation over husband's ties to Beijing intelligence

A French court has upheld the refusal to naturalise a Chinese national over her husband's involvement with Beijing's intelligence operations in France.

China, North Korea, Russia
Beijing lets North Korean workers protest near border to pressure Pyongyang

North Korean workers in China are protesting near the border with North Korea under the watchful eye of China's Ministry of State Security. Kim Jong-un's regime can't do anything to stop the demonstrations, except realign itself to Beijing's interests.

The Tech Times
Frontex shops for airborne surveillance, Monti Knode joins the Space Force, Variston loses researchers

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT, with a dose of cyber, each week we report on events both big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

WarsawFrontex invites bids for its airborne surveillance contracts

Colorado SpringsMonti Knode joins Space Delta 6

BarcelonaVariston loses its zero-day researchers

The Intelligence Gazette
Orban's comms chiefs on fire duty, DGSE traitor's ex-wife to tell her story, Macron and Wang Yi hunt date for Paris trip

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

HungaryOrban's communications advisers try to contain Fidesz revolt

FranceDGSE traitor's ex-wife to take part in French TV documentary on China's secret services

ChineEmmanuel Macron to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi regarding Xi Jinping's visit to France

United States
Black Ice AI pulls in ex-CIA officers to plug its AI tools

The artificial intelligence developer is reaching out to former US intelligence officers, now at the head of advisory and investigation firms, to break into the highly-coveted third-party data analytics sector.

Spotlight | Australia, China
China's Guoanbu keeps control in case of Australian spy who almost got away

Intelligence Online looks at the case of former Chinese spy Yang Hengjun who sought refuge in Australia before being arrested by Beijing and given a suspended death sentence - confirming that a new passport offers no protection for Chinese nationals accused of treason.

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA veteran, Lithuanian borders, counter-espionage in Bishkek, Paris, New Delhi and the Guoanbu, upgrades in Warsaw

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

United StatesCIA Europe veteran opens own consultancy

Lithuania/BelarusVilnius upgrades border surveillance system to counter destabilisation tactics

KyrgyzstanMilitary counter-espionage used to fight misappropriation

France/IndiaBeijing's Guoanbu concerned about growing relations

PolandMilitary intelligence gives input on army upgrades

China
Soft Power, part 2: Guoanbu's three-pronged strategy in Europe

The Ministry of State Security wants to improve China's image on the continent, which the CCP still considers to be impenetrable. Its new strategy involves identifying more 'neutral' interlocutors to disseminate its narratives in Europe.

China
Soft power: Beijing tries a more personal touch abroad

Chinese diplomacy is pulling out all the stops to improve its image and forge links with selected foreign nationals through cultural initiatives, research collaborations and business opportunities. Its main targets are the United States and the Global South.