Espionage
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Hong Kong dissident Nathan Law on China spies in UK: ‘We’re not surprised’
Law says conviction of two men for spying raises serious concerns about how they accessed sensitive informatio…
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‘Wake-up call’ for Greece as air force officer accused of spying for China
Christos Flessas detained in case seen as exposing Beijing’s strategy of infiltrating western military and sec…
- Asia Pacific, China, City of London, Espionage, Foreign policy, London, Planning policy, Politics, UK news, World news
Video dispatch: is China about to get a new mega-embassy in London? – video
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British dip…
- Asia Pacific, China, City of London, Espionage, Foreign policy, London, Planning policy, Politics, UK news, World news
Video dispatch: is China about to get a new mega-embassy in London? – video
A decision on China’s controversial mega-embassy in London is imminent, with Chinese officials and British dip…
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Why a Chinese ‘mega embassy’ is not such a worry for British spies
Politicians are raising the alarm, while MI5 quietly welcomes the prospect of Beijing’s new London facilityWhi…
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UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, focusing on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows jailing of former Reform MEP for acceptin…
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Handling of China spying case was ‘shambolic’, security committee concludes
Report says ‘systemic failures’ led to collapse of trial, but found no evidence of UK government interference …
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Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public
After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citize…
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China in ‘covert and calculated’ effort to recruit MPs and peers, minister says
Dan Jarvis gives Commons statement after MI5 alert about LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu and Shirly ShenMPs an…
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Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president
Chinese leader says ‘check if there is a backdoor’ in reply to Lee Jae Myung’s quip about security of Xiaomi d…
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Defence lawyers would have used Tories’ statements to dismiss China spy case, attorney general says
Richard Hermer says failure by Kemi Badenoch and James Cleverly to describe China as a threat would have been …
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Missing ‘critical element’ caused UK China spying trial to collapse, say prosecutors
Refusal to describe China as security threat meant ‘all routes were closed’, says director of public prosecuti…
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China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest
Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to devel…
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‘You’re in spy territory’: how two UK nationals got tangled in a Chinese espionage row
The Met’s elite SO15 unit alleged a parliamentary researcher helped his friend create 34 reports for a shadowy…
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‘A high-level operator’: Cai Qi’s rapid rise to become Xi Jinping’s right-hand man
CCP official alleged to be leading a Westminster spy ring is the de facto gatekeeper to the Chinese presidentI…