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9 September, 2024
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
US-China relations

Sullivan urges Trump team to focus on China cyber threats

National security adviser’s message follows a series of high-profile attacks against US agencies and companies.

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US-China relations

At US Supreme Court, TikTok’s pleas to honour free speech met with scepticism

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United States

Havana Syndrome: US finds no foreign link, but 2 agencies say it’s possible

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Defence

China catches foreign spy taking photos of island military site: report

The overseas operative and an assistant intended to gather intelligence on coastal facilities, state broadcaster reports.

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Since launching a social media account in August, 2023, the ministry has warned frequently about what it says are threats to national security. Photo: Handout
Germany

Germany charges 3 with spying on naval tech for China

They allegedly gathered information on boat engines, sonar, drones and other technologies and illegally exported specialised lasers to China.

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US-China relations

White House rushes to finish cybersecurity order after China hacks

The executive order will incorporate lessons from recent breaches, including the recent US Treasury hack attributed to Silk Typhoon.

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Japan

Japan links 200 cyberattacks to Chinese group targeting national security

The attacks, which targeted government agencies, businesses, and individuals, aimed to steal sensitive information on defence, space, and advanced technology.

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Japan has accused a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, of targeting its national security and high-tech data with over 200 cyberattacks since 2019. Photo: Reuters
Russia

Finland bars tanker suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables from sailing

The Eagle S, thought to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” was detained in December following suspected sabotage.

US-China relations

No indication Treasury breach affected other federal agencies: US cyber watchdog

Last month Treasury reported a number of computers had been compromised by Chinese hackers.

US-China relations

US sanctions Chinese cyber firm for alleged role in Beijing-sponsored hacks

Treasury Department accuses Integrity Tech of involvement in ‘multiple computer intrusion incidents’ linked to Flax Typhoon hacking group.

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The US has sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm for its alleged role in Beijing-sponsored hacks of US infrastructure. Image: Dreamstime/TNS
US-China relations

China denies it was behind US Treasury hack

Beijing says claims a Chinese state-sponsored actor was behind the cybersecurity breach are ‘groundless’ and ‘lack evidence’.

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The US Treasury Department building in Washington. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

New US cybersecurity measures follow alleged China-backed Salt Typhoon campaign

Steps include enhanced guidance for securing networks and strengthened requirements for healthcare data protection.

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United States

Editorial | US drones hysteria calls for calm heads

Despite clear explanations, mysterious sightings over New Jersey have been linked to China and even an Iranian mother ship.

Nordic nations

Finland investigates outage of undersea power link to Estonia

‘The possibility of sabotage cannot be ruled out,’ Fingrid control room manager Arto Pahki said.

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Finnish guard ship Turvan on duty in the southern Baltic Sea. Photo: EPA-EFE
United States

Saturday Night Live takes on New Jersey’s ‘mystery drones’ in Bowen Yang skit

Show’s first Chinese-American comedian appeared in skit as part of SNL’s final episode of 2024, a nod to mysterious drone sightings in US.

Saturday Night Live’s Bowen Yang. Photo: Getty Images / TNS
Nordic nations

Sweden says China denied request to probe ship linked to cut undersea cables

Sweden’s assertion contradicts Beijing’s earlier promise of ‘cooperation’.

China’s Communist Party

China’s security ministry says foreign spies slander revolutionary heroes online

Overseas intelligence agencies are ‘flooding online comment sections with unofficial and fake history’, ministry says.

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Japan

Japanese ‘trainspotters’ detained in Belarus for spying spark tensions

One expert believes the arrests highlight Belarus’s paranoia near its border with Ukraine.

Cargo containers on freight train in Minsk, Belarus. Photo: Shutterstock Images
US-China relations

Opinion | US-China science pact renewal a ray of hope amid techno-nationalism

The pact sustains targeted collaboration, but it also risks reinforcing emerging scientific blocs, potentially reshaping the global research landscape.

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US-China relations

US investigates China’s TP-Link, maker of Wi-fi routers, after cyberattacks

Security concerns over a network equipment manufacturer that controls more than 60 per cent of the US market for home internet routers.

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United States

US bans drone flights over parts of New Jersey, New York after mystery sightings

A frenzy of concern about drones is prompting people to point lasers at planes flying overhead, which is illegal and can be dangerous.

A drone operator retrieves a drone after photographing over Hart Island in New York in April 2018. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US man Chen Jinping pleads guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case

He faces up to five years in prison for conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent.

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Chen Jinping attends a hearing at a Brooklyn courthouse in New York in April. Courtroom sketch: Jane Rosenberg via Reuters
US-China relations

US TikTok ban: Supreme Court to review law banning Chinese-owned app

The arguments over whether the law violates freedom of speech protected by the US Constitution will be heard on January 10.

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Britain

UK woman accused of being Chinese spy loses case against MI5

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled that the domestic spy agency’s decision did not breach her human rights.

China-UK relations

Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew denies claims, criticises UK political climate

Yang Tengbo says the description of him as a spy are ‘entirely untrue’, that he is a victim of a ‘political climate’.

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Britain’s Prince Andrew. File photo: AP
Drones

US should use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones, Schumer says

US government plays down drone sightings as a non-threat as video footage of mysterious airborne phenomena clogs social media.

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Points of light in the evening sky in Lebanon Township, New Jersey on December 5. Photo: Trisha Bushey via AP
Britain

UK’s Prince Andrew says he’s ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy

A former UK minister called it ‘extremely embarrassing’ that a suspected Chinese agent had become a confidante of the disgraced royal.

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The Philippines

‘Stranger than fiction’: how Alice Guo’s case grips Filipinos

The case of former mayor Alice Guo has exposed weaknesses of local agencies in dealing with security gaps linked to Chinese crime syndicates.

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