Spying

Did China’s ‘spy’ infiltrate UK Parliament?

China has dubbed allegations of spying on the British Parliament ‘pure fabrication’, urging the European country to ‘stop spreading false information’. Its reaction comes amid a recent report of a UK Parliamentary researcher's arrest in March on suspicion of espionage for Beijing

From secret agents to police stations: How China spies on the West

British authorities have arrested a man who reportedly spied for China at the heart of the government in London, sparking fresh fears over how Beijing gathers intelligence. Here are some of the ways the Communist nation has worked to spy on the West in recent years

How China is engaging ordinary citizens to fight spying

China’s ruling Communist Party is enlisting ordinary people to guard against espionage threats to the country. But as Beijing tries to call for a ‘whole of society mobilisation’, the line between vigilance and paranoia fades

Russia detains US citizen suspected of spying

Russian-born American, Gene Spector has pleaded guilty and reached a deal with investigators, according to media reports, adding he faces up to 20 years in prison

Blinken credits US diplomacy for slowing China's expansion of spying, basing overseas

Ahead of his visit to Beijing later this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said that the Biden administration has taken diplomatic measures that have slowed down China's attempt to project military strength around the world

'This is a piece of false information': China on allegations of Chinese spying in Cuba

Days after a report suggested that Cuba has agreed to allow China to construct a surveillance facility on the island, China on Monday said the allegations were false and it denounced the US and media for releasing what it called inconsistent information

Mexico president slams US 'spying' after information leak

Lopez Obrador reiterated that Mexico would not tolerate US anti-drug forces operating on its country when they subsequently met with US Ambassador Ken Salazar

Russia formally charges Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with spying: Reports

Authorities arrested 31-year-old Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, on 29 March. He is the first US correspondent since the Cold War to be detained for alleged spying

Who is Alireza Akbari, ex-deputy Iranian defence minister, that Tehran plans to execute for espionage?

Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national, has been found guilty by Iran of spying for the UK. The former Iranian official – arrested in 2019 – has denied the charges, while Britain has called on Tehran to halt his execution

TikTok's uncertain future after US government's ban

US president Joe Biden last week signed a new law that bans the use of TikTok on government-issued devices. The law also bans TikTok use in the US House of Representatives and Senate