Mainland China’s top spy agency vows to fight ‘Taiwan independence’ ahead of William Lai’s inauguration

The article also called on Beijing’s secret service agencies to “help advance the reunification of China”. Incoming Taiwan cabinet to feature fresh faces but security left to old hands Chen’s article, published just weeks before the inauguration of Taiwanese president-elect William Lai Ching-te, is the second time this year that Beijing’s top anti-spy body has … Read more

China’s security ministry hails move to reward postal and parcel workers for spy tip-offs in eastern province

The new local regulation was jointly issued by Jiangsu’s anti-spy agency, the state security department and the provincial postal bureau and took effect on April 15, making it the first government document in China to reward delivery companies and delivery workers for tip-offs about spying. 05:29 China executes scientist for spying in 2016, among 10 … Read more

China reveals it executed scientist for spying in 2016 in documentary about ‘shocking’ cases

According to the documentary, Huang Yu, then a researcher at a top secret communication system development project, sent a note to “the website of a certain country’s spy agency” containing classified Chinese military codes. Huang was bitter after being removed from a unit that was working on the project due to poor work performance and … Read more

Chinese spy agency says foreign agents targeting rare earth and food technology sectors

China’s top spy agency has accused overseas institutions of targeting the rare earth sector and food industry in the latest in a series of warnings encouraging the public to be alert to the risk from foreign spies. The warnings come amid growing concern among foreign investors about the impact of the country’s latest anti-espionage laws … Read more

China’s spy agency warns foreign groups are using consulting ‘as a cover’ to steal secrets

In the video, a man travels in time to remind his past self to stay alert and avoid leaking information related to the economy, technology and military to the consultancy. China warns foreign hackers are infiltrating business and government networks Over the past year, the state security ministry has become more active on social media … Read more

China deports ‘black hand’ foreigner over theft of thousands of wild plants

China has deported a foreigner for gathering protected plants, warning that external forces had infringed the country’s ecological security. In a post on its WeChat account on Saturday, the Ministry of State Security said the foreigner “illegally excavated and collected” China’s key protected plant species. “The foreigner was instructed by an overseas organisation to illegally … Read more

Chinese security agencies tell students studying abroad to beware risk from foreign spies

It said the student, identified only by the surname Zhang, had been “severely punished” for his role in leaking Chinese scientific research after graduating. The ministry did not say where Zhang had studied, but it said he had been responsible for liaising with Chinese students abroad and had done well in his studies, which brought … Read more

China’s intelligence agency calls case of ‘extreme environmentalism’ a threat to national security

Li had “enthusiastically” taken part in environmental protection activities and was recruited by “anti-China forces” while studying abroad, building connections with non-government organisations, overseas industry associations and multinational companies, according to the post. The ministry said that with the support of an overseas agency, Li had set up a consulting firm in China to collect … Read more

China says it detained ‘foreign spy’ accused of passing secrets to Britain’s MI6

China’s top spy agency says it has detained a foreigner accused of gathering information for the British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6. It is the latest case revealed by the Ministry of State Security amid a public campaign to counter espionage in the country. The ministry said on its WeChat social media account on Monday … Read more

China targets devices it says are used to send flight data to ‘foreign entities’

“National security authorities, in collaboration with relevant departments, have launched a nationwide special operation to address this issue,” it said. The statement said hundreds of the devices had been seized and the individuals involved were penalised. The devices can be used to collect information from aircraft flying nearby, such as the type, location, speed and … Read more