China - Geostrategic & Geopolitical.

[Redshift]

The Chinese have these sorts of operations already, and they are defined controversial, they aren't the same as arresting people though, at least not yet.

As far as I am aware though, they aren't in the UK to police criminal activity but to make sure Chinese citizens toe the correct political line.

 

[Redshift]

As far as I am aware though, they aren't in the UK to police criminal activity but to make sure Chinese citizens toe the correct political line.

Chinese police stations in the UK have allegedly been shut down. So, what happens now?

Secret Chinese police stations have been found operating in 53 countries across the world. As the government announces that those based in the UK h...

www.politicshome.com

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[John Fedup]

As far as I am aware though, they aren't in the UK to police criminal activity but to make sure Chinese citizens toe the correct political line.

....and force them to serve CCP interests when necessary or relatives back home will suffer.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Indonesia's Minister of Defence Prabowo Subianto during his visit to communist china.
Indonesia’s new leader meets Xi in Beijing (youtube.com)

Indonesian president-elect is signaling 'balanced' approach to regional security, analyst says - YouTube
Hopefully this "balanced approach" will not have a negative influence on the current ongoing defence contracts.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Chinese hackers have stolen incredible amounts of data from VW-Group between 2010 and 2015. Most of the data is about the development of gasoline/petrol engines, transmission systems, electrical and hydrogen propulsion systems.

The hackers were very professional, working only during office hours and use programs and tactics often used by the chinese intelligence agencies.

This is certainly the main reason why the chinese car industry can develop so quickly, because the chinese not only spy on VW.

Duitse media: hackers zaten jarenlang in systemen van Volkswagen

De hackers, vermoedelijk uit China, waren op zoek naar informatie over de ontwikkeling van benzinemotoren en versnellingsbakken. Ook zochten ze naar gegevens over de ontwikkeling van schonere auto's.

nos.nl

And here another case.
Three German persons who spied for china are arrested in Germany. They not only sent information about the research of propulsion for naval vessels to china, but they also illegally exported a special laser-device to china.

Drie Duitsers opgepakt vanwege mogelijke spionage voor China

Ze zouden hebben geprobeerd om informatie door te spelen over technologie die in de motoren van marineschepen wordt gebruikt.

nos.nl

 

[John Fedup]

Chinese hackers have stolen incredible amounts of data from VW-Group between 2010 and 2015. Most of the data is about the development of gasoline/petrol engines, transmission systems, electrical and hydrogen propulsion systems.

The hackers were very professional, working only during office hours and use programs and tactics often used by the chinese intelligence agencies.

This is certainly the main reason why the chinese car industry can develop so quickly, because the chinese not only spy on VW.

Duitse media: hackers zaten jarenlang in systemen van Volkswagen

De hackers, vermoedelijk uit China, waren op zoek naar informatie over de ontwikkeling van benzinemotoren en versnellingsbakken. Ook zochten ze naar gegevens over de ontwikkeling van schonere auto's.

nos.nl

Sadly true about this and a wealth of other IP. Hope the PRC spent lots of effort on the VW diesels which were not up US and EU emission standards albeit the auto diesel market is rapidly declining where these standards matter so export for Chinese diesels is unlikely.

 

[Ananda]

Progress on US African Railway project. Something to counter China drive in Road and Belt in Africa. Global South now demand Investment in Infrastructure rather then talk on diplomatic access and Friendship.

Can US use the window during this past to year and potentially next, when China still slowing down their Road and Belt projects (to recalculate and licking some of their investment misshapes)? For one thing if you want to fight Chinese game in Investment, then give your Investment as counter.

 

[kato]

And here another case.

There's another, more important case in Germany actually. Jian Guo, a 43-year-old Chinese-German who worked for a European Parliament representative of rightwing-extremist party AfD. He's been arrested on charges of passing confidential information out of the European Parliament to Chinese intelligence services as well as spying on Chinese dissidents in Germany.

Aide to AfD's Maximilian Krah arrested on charges of spying for China

Jian Guo has been working for the AfD's top candidate for the European elections since 2019. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

Jian Guo, who has been living in Germany for 22 years and has German citizenship, was possibly originally planned to be installed as a double agent; he "applied" as a source for German foreign intelligence service BND in 2007 who rejected him and referred him to the (counterespionage-tasked) domestic intelligence service of Saxony, where he lived.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

I just put these articles together, because they are all about china's interactions with other countries.

Bullying and terrorizing Philippine naval and coast guard vessels is standard procedure for the chinese, but there are not often foreign camera teams on board these vessels.
Sky News on board Philippine vessel attacked with water cannon (youtube.com)
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of damaging its ship | DW News (youtube.com)

And here is an article about a stategy similar to what china does in the Paracel and Spratly Seas: increasing their presence and building infrastructure in someone's else territory bit by bit. This time in the northern part of Bhutan.
Hoe het kleine Bhutan een hoofdrol speelt in de strijd tussen India en China (nos.nl)