A declassified US intelligence report revealed Monday (Dec 18) that China doubled down on its influence operations within the US and tried to shape the outcome of certain races in the 2022 midterm elections.

Beijing tried to influence US 2022 midterm elections to stop ‘anti-China’ forces: Report

Two men were arrested by UK police on Saturday (Sep 9) under the Official Secrets Act after facing accusations of spying for China. One of them is believed to be a House of Commons researcher, having a parliamentary pass and close links to several conservative leaders.

UK arrests two men under Official Secrets Act on charges of ‘spying’ for China

The Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) in Germany's Bavaria state has declared a suspension of researchers holding scholarships from the China Scholarship Council (CSC), a Chinese government entity.

German university suspends acceptance of Chinese state-funded researchers over espionage concerns

China wants the commoners to join the authorities in the nation's fight against spying. The top state security body asked people to support the implementation of the country's new anti-espionage law.

Time to become spy: China asks citizens to join nation's fight against espionage

The country this time is trying to mobalise its population for intelligence-related matters, they are also trying to weaponise their entire population towards a single industry. China's Security Ministry released a statement saying that the country should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work.

US raises alarm over China's new counter-espionage law as latter tried to popularise anti-spy work

China’s spy balloon scandal is back in the news with reports now claiming such balloons have previously been spotted over Asia as well. A BBC report has revealed that Japan and Taiwan have also been victims of the Chinese spy balloon programme, with Tokyo even confirming that such balloons have flown over its territory in the past and it plans to shoot them down in the future.

New images show Chinese spy balloons also targeted Asia as Japan vows retaliation

The US Justice Department said on Friday said that a Chinese national pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit economic espionage. Xiang Haitao, 44, conspired to steal "trade secrets" from an international company based in the United States to benefit China, the Justice Department said.

Chinese national in US steals agricultural tech, pleads guilty to economic espionage

FBI Director Christopher Wray told a US television channel that the bureau has over 2,000 active investigations linked to the Chinese government. According to the FBI, China’s ambassador in Washington and a top Chinese diplomat in New York secretly aided in the recruitment of scientists in the United States.

Bureau has over 2,000 active investigations linked to Chinese government: FBI

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