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Premier Li Qiang plies pressure on China International Capital Corp boss 

China's freshly created national financial regulator, the State Administration for Financial Regulation under the authority of the Chinese premier, has launched its first investigation, focusing on the CICC bank.

India and US shore up border surveillance on China 

Though still impervious to India's requests for a greater military presence in the region, Washington has accepted supporting Indian armed forces in their bid to regain disputed territories currently under the control of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

• RUSSIA - FSO regulates military service

• FRANCE - Former COS liaison chief ordered to return extra pay

• TAIWAN - NATO slows down rapprochement with Taipei

• UNITED STATES - All drone policies point to the DNI

• CANADA/CHINA - CSIS at heart of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing

• RUSSIA - Telegram channel close to military intelligence is hiring

• UKRAINE/EUROPE - NATO boosts cooperation with security teams

• TAIWAN - CCP sees ex-police officer Hou Yu-ih as best shot at presidency
  

• IRAQ - Lahur Talabani throws spanner in election plans
  

The business council helping American weapons manufacturers boost arms sales to Taipei 

A delegation of US weapons manufacturers led by the US-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) is expected in Taipei in early May to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen to discuss potential new deals.

Liu Chang, the officer strengthening ties for Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires  Free

The defence attaché at the Chinese embassy in Argentina, Liu Chang, is working hard to ensure that Buenos Aires, despite strong US pressure, continues to develop its bilateral defence relations. In recognition of his importance to Beijing, he is expected to have his term extended.

Russian and Chinese coast guards draw closer in North Pacific 

Moscow and Beijing are coordinating their North Pacific border security efforts, and in doing so are stoking the flames of Russia and Japan's unresolved dispute over the four Kuril Islands.

Xi Jinping forms new security clique to stamp out corruption with iron fist 

The Chinese leader has entrusted several members of the CCP's new security faction with the challenging task of ensuring the anti-corruption campaign is strictly implemented, especially within those state structures over which Xi Jinping believes he does not yet have full control.

Xi Jinping allows some space for 'pacifist' Politburo members 

Three rising stars of the Chinese administration, Wang Huning, Li Qiang and Ding Xuexiang have been given space to voice new opinions within the Politburo Standing Committee, with President Xi's consent.

Cybersecurity giant Qihoo's French and US investors demand answers 

The company spearheading China's cyber ambitions is facing a long and complicated lawsuit brought before a New York court by its former investors, forcing it to keep one foot in the United States.

Mintz raid spooks Western corporate intelligence's Beijing offices  Free

A police raid on the Beijing office of Mintz has triggered alarm in the international corporate intelligence community in China. But it seems that Mintz's woes are based on a targeted probe rather than a broader issue with the sector.

• PALESTINE - Mahmoud Abbas confirms Majed Faraj's role as spymaster

• FRANCE - French intelligence doubles down on need for Hebrew

• CHINA - Beijing uses Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to promote its vision of democracy 

• UKRAINE - Chechen opposition faction grows stronger in Kyiv 

Norinco enlists Riyadh consultants from Saudi defence ministry 

With the Saudi defence industry in its sights, the Chinese defence giant Norinco hopes to ride the China-Saudi Arabia momentum to further its interests in Riyadh. To do so, it intends to widen its circle of local business partners.