The risky hunt for secrets:US and China expand their global spy operations

The risky hunt for secrets:US and China expand their global spy operations

A spy balloon drifting across the continental US threw the spotlight on the expanding and highly secretive spy-versus-spy contest between the United States and China.

  • byJulian E. Barnes andEdward Wong

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US confirms China has a spy base in Cuba

US confirms China has a spy base in Cuba

An official in the Biden administration said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying and its efforts to set up intelligence-gathering operations worldwide.

  • byAamer Madhani
China’s strange ‘espionage’ crackdown set to cause a lot of damage

China’s strange ‘espionage’ crackdown set to cause a lot of damage

Beijing seems to be doing its utmost to turn away from foreign money. The ramifications could be bad for China and the rest of the world.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Agents,influence and interference:The new age of espionage is here

Agents,influence and interference:The new age of espionage is here

Foreign interference and espionage is the defining generational task of security agencies today,just as counterterrorism was after the September 11 attacks.

  • byMatthew Knott
Chinese-made security cameras removed from 88 politicians’ offices

Chinese-made security cameras removed from 88 politicians’ offices

An audit of government departments led by Liberal Senator James Paterson last week revealed that at least 913 Chinese-made devices were installed at government departments across the country.

  • byMatthew Knott
Balloon fiasco full of diplomatic hot air

Balloon fiasco full of diplomatic hot air

The whirlwind of cheap espionage,subterfuge and diplomatic theatre captivated millions in a sideshow that both superpowers would have gladly avoided.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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Investigation to examine whether Australian fighter pilots were lured by China

Investigation to examine whether Australian fighter pilots were lured by China

An initial investigation into reports Australian fighter pilots had been approached by China uncovered enough evidence to justify a more extensive inquiry.

  • byMatthew Knott
MI5 outs Chinese spy whose son worked in Labour MP’s office

MI5 outs Chinese spy whose son worked in Labour MP’s office

The spy agency used a bombshell memo to British MPs to identify a Chinese spy accused of conducting covert interference operations in the UK.

  • byLatika Bourke
Taiwan charges alleged spy after outed by Chinese operative who defected to Australia

Taiwan charges alleged spy after outed by Chinese operative who defected to Australia

Taiwan authorities have charged an alleged Chinese spy and his wife after they were identified by a self-confessed Chinese intelligence operative who defected to Australia.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Half-angels fighting half-devils:the secret world of Le Canberra

Half-angels fighting half-devils:the secret world of Le Canberra

Australia is under cyber attack from China,but not long ago Australia was bugging Beijing’s embassy in Canberra. The US has joined them in a tricky three-step.

  • byTony Wright
Why we should suspect China’s secret police are at work on our streets
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Why we should suspect China’s secret police are at work on our streets

Xi Jinping’s “Operation Fox Hunt” has been caught tracking down Chinese citizens living in the US. We have strong reasons to believe they are doing the same here.

  • byClive Hamilton