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Germany

German intelligence report warns of rising Chinese, Russian spy threat

A report by Germany’s counter-intelligence agency said some surveillance activities targeting military infrastructure can be linked to China.

US-China relations

Opinion | The false dichotomy in America’s science and tech policy on China

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Taiwan

Rare Beijing spy series highlights real-life intelligence drama with Taiwan

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Science

China-Singapore cybersecurity team says it hacked into latest Starlink terminal

Darknavy gains full administrative control over SpaceX’s user terminal allowing research into the system’s security programmes.

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A China-Singapore cybersecurity team says it successfully compromised the latest Starlink user terminals. Starlink is a division of Space X, which was founded by Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

US journalist jailed for 2 years for working as a Chinese agent

Thomas Weir Pauken II worked for state media in Beijing and admitted to working at the direction of people tied to China’s intelligence services.

Mainland China

China reveals rare case of defence executive spying for 2 countries

Highly regarded employee who handled international business for Chinese military trading firm arrested for leaking sensitive information.

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South Korea

‘Treated as expendable’: South Korean ex-spy reveals toll of secret missions

Agents work in isolation and the surveillance never stops, a former agent trained to infiltrate North Korea reveals.

Ha Tae-jun, a former South Korean operative trained for covert missions to North Korea, poses at the Association of Bereaved Families of Special Mission Agents’ office in Seoul on August 10. Photo: Korea Times
US-China relations

US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate

Justice Department says QTFY targeted US critical infrastructure on behalf of China’s security ministry and military.

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US-China relations

Trump says China drives anger at US data centres. These residents disagree

Community living near AI facility in Virginia reports invasive levels of noise, fumes and gas turbines – and it’s not Chinese propaganda.

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United States

Russia says CIA chief Ratcliffe did not meet Putin during Moscow visit

Unannounced trip marks the first known visit to the Russian capital by a US spy chief since 2021.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Will Washington’s tech crackdown test fragile US-China truce?

FCC restrictions on Chinese technology are challenging Beijing’s restraint as Trump and Xi prepare for an expected summit next month.

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Technology has become an increasingly contested front in the strategic competition between the US and China. Illustration: Shutterstock; colours altered with Shutterstock AI
Germany

German court convicts Ukrainian man over Russian sabotage plot

The plot involved posting test packages containing GPS trackers in March last year to Ukraine.

Hong Kong courts

Court orders defunct Apple Daily to pay HK$1.5 million over defamatory articles

Judge says Apple Daily failed to prove its allegations or allow China Innovation Investment and its executives to respond before publication.

Ukraine

Poland says it arrested Russian hired to kill Ukrainian-American citizen

Poland ‌says its role ‌as a hub for military and other supplies to neighbouring Ukraine has made it a target for Russian espionage.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Brussels in June. Tusk said that the Russian ⁠had ⁠been hired to kill a man who had both Ukrainian and US passports, without giving any more information on his identity. Photo: AP
United States

Jay Clayton sworn in as US spy chief

Former prosecutor takes helm of 18 intelligence agencies, succeeding Tulsi Gabbard.

Jay Clayton, the newly appointed US director of national intelligence. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Trump election claims debunked, US-China AI gap: 7 US-China relations reads

From smaller US-China AI gap to crawfish soup on Mars, here are highlights from our overseas correspondents in the second half of July 2026.

Britain

Norwegian teen found guilty in UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group

Prosecutors said Natland had been recruited by the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organised crime group used by ⁠the Iranian state.

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United States

US Senate confirms Trump’s new spy chief

No Democrats voted for Jay Clayton’s nomination after he refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

Jay Clayton will oversee ‌the 18 US intelligence agencies. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries

Chinese peacekeeping roles are ‘concentrated in strategically sensitive regions’ to gain intelligence, House Foreign Affairs Committee told.

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US-China relations

As Rubio-Wang talks near, Trump dials down China election meddling rhetoric

US president says Washington will discuss alleged 2020 election interference with Beijing but plays down prospects of retaliation.

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China-Latin America relations

US claims 3 China-linked spy sites in Cuba monitoring American military activity

State Department report alleges Beijing and Moscow regard Cuba-based facilities as among their ‘most critical foreign listening posts’.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backed a new report released on Monday that said China maintains a “persistent intelligence-gathering presence” in Cuba. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Asian-American groups fear Trump’s escalating rhetoric will fuel racism in US

Community leaders warn US president’s explosive China election-interference allegations may see rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

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President Donald Trump’s allegations of US election manipulation by China have triggered concern among Asian-American community leaders and groups in the US. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Many allegations, little evidence: unpacking China election-interference records

Declassified US intelligence files showing millions of Americans’ voter information do not back Trump’s claims Beijing hacked 2020 election.

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US-China relations

Ex-US Fed adviser gets 3 years in prison in China secrets case

John Harold Rogers was convicted of lying to investigators looking into whether he shared confidential data with Chinese operatives.

Japan

Is Japan a ‘spy paradise’ fuelling Russia’s war machine?

A New York Times article claims Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, a top Russian official, is leading the covert operation in Japan.

The entrance to the defence ministry of Japan in Tokyo. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Exclusive | US lawmaker defends calling witness ‘racist’ in explosive China committee clash

Californian congressman says ‘denaturalise’ comments by Michael Lucci, founder of State Armor, are ‘absurd’.

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US Congressman Ro Khanna says “if you’re born in the United States, you can’t be denaturalised” in response to comments by Michael Lucci. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
Cybersecurity

China warns popular games may provide map data to train foreign military AI

Ministry urges gamers to be wary of app ‘check-in locations’ that seem abnormally clustered around classified or restricted facilities.

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US-China relations

US hearing warns Chinese economic espionage now targets AI

Witnesses say decades of technology theft have strengthened Beijing, while others caution against broad anti-China measures.

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