In terms of geopolitical optics, this week was nothing short of a banquet. It served up at least two sets of images that seem to crystallize our historical moment and that will live on in the Wikipedia of history as shorthand for where the world was in 2025.
One is the waves of uncannily synchronized soldiers and a bewildering array of high-tech weaponry gliding down Beijing’s Chang’an Avenue. The ...
Category: Espionage
New Zealand Spy Service Warns of China Interference
New Zealand's spy service warned Thursday that China is the most active power engaging in foreign interference in the country, including through front organisations. New Zealand faces the "most challenging national security environment of recent times," the country's intelligence agency said ...
Australian Police Charge Chinese National With ‘Foreign Interference’
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of spying on a local Buddhist group for Beijing. Assistant police commissioner Stephen Nutt said the woman had been covertly gathering information on the ...
Chinese National Arrested With Surveillance Device Near Philippine Election Commission
A Chinese national was arrested while operating a surveillance device near the offices of the Philippine election commission, authorities said Wednesday, less than two weeks before the country's mid-term polls. The man was allegedly using an "IMSI catcher", a device capable ...
Philippine Security Agency Says Signs of China Election Interference
By Pam Castro The Philippines' National Security Council (NSC) stated on Thursday that there are indications China is conducting a "state-sponsored" campaign to interfere in next month's midterm elections. The accusation emerged at a Senate ...
Philippine Security Agency Says Signs of China Election Interference
By Pam Castro The Philippines' National Security Council (NSC) stated on Thursday that there are indications China is conducting a "state-sponsored" campaign to interfere in next month's midterm elections. The accusation emerged at a Senate ...
Analysis from Cobus van Staden
Philippines Says Suspected Spy Confessions in China ‘Scripted’
The Philippines said on Saturday that the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been "scripted" and urged Beijing to respect their rights. Manila's reaction came two days after Beijing said it had "destroyed" ...
China Arrests Three Filipinos Suspected of Spying
China on Thursday said it had "destroyed" an intelligence network set up by the Philippine espionage agency and arrested three spies from the country. The announcement comes as the two countries continue to confront each other over disputed territory in the ...
Philippines President ‘Very Disturbed’ Over Chinese Spy Claims
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Friday he is "very disturbed" by the surveillance of the country's military following a series of arrests of alleged Chinese spies. Five men were arrested last week after they allegedly used drones and high-resolution camera equipment ...