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Chinese robotics company Unitree, whose G1 Humanoid Robot was displayed during London Tech Week on Monday, has been added to the Pentagon's updated list of Chinese military-linked companies. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

How will the Pentagon’s expanded blacklist of Chinese firms affect Xi’s US visit?

Washington’s latest move tests fragile ‘stability’ reached at leadership summit in Beijing and highlights intense competition, analysts say.

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Donald Trump

Trump urges new spy chief Pulte to gut US intelligence community

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US-China relations

US citizen and journalist charged with acting as Chinese agent

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Donald Trump

Trump says he won’t nominate Pulte as permanent US spy chief after backlash

Critics fear the acting director of national intelligence will use his access to top-secret information to target the president’s foes.

Both Republican and Democratic senators expressed concerns about Bill Pulte and his lack of national security credentials. Photo: AP
US-China relations

US and ‘Five Eyes’ allies warn of LinkedIn China spying threat

The FBI, MI5 and other agencies say Chinese spies are using such sites to recruit people with access to classified information.

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China’s Communist Party

China says jailed aerospace engineer was lured into spying for foreign agency

State media says accused received US$88,000 after he ‘fell step by step into the trap laid’ by an unidentified spy organisation.

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United States

US spy chief Tulsi Gabbard quits in latest Trump cabinet exit

She cited her husband’s diagnosis with a ‌rare form ‌of bone cancer as the reason for her departure, but an insider says she was forced out.

Tulsi Gabbard testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing in Washington in January 2025. Photo: Reuters
Austria

Austrian spy found guilty of giving secrets to Wirecard fugitive

Egisto Ott had been a director in his nation’s secret service and was accused of passing on classified information between 2017 and 2021.

Norway

Norway arrests Chinese national for alleged spying

Court orders suspect be remanded in custody for four weeks, in the second high-profile case this month.

US-China relations

Chinese-American found guilty in New York ‘secret police station’ case

Lu ‘Harry’ Jianwang convicted of acting as an unauthorised Chinese agent and obstruction of justice in closely watched trial.

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Lu Jianwang (left) and defence lawyer John Carman outside federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday moments after the verdict was read. Photo: Mark Magnier
Japan

Japan’s new spy agency: a shield against China or ‘militarist surveillance’?

Japan has not had a centralised intelligence service since World War II. Sanae Takaichi wants to change that.

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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs from Canberra on May 5 after a three-day official visit to Australia. Photo: AFP
United States

California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as a China agent

Eileen Wang ‘sorry for mistakes’ after being charged with acting in the US as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

United States

Netflix sued in US for ‘spying’ on children, addictive design

Texas lawsuit accuses the streaming giant of improperly collecting users’ data and designing its platform to be addictive.

US-China relations

US trial hears witness claims of harassment over Chinese ‘secret police station’

Witness testifies he was harassed after holding a protest against the establishment of alleged Fuzhou-controlled facility in New York.

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Supporters of Lu Jianwang stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, on May 6. Photo: AP
US-China relations

China’s study of Ukraine, Iran wars could sharpen Taiwan propaganda tactics

Beijing’s study of Iran, Ukraine wars could help hone its ability to wage information warfare against the US during a Taiwan Strait crisis.

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US experts say that China could potentially weaponise social media during a Taiwan Strait conflict and spread disinformation. Photo: Shutterstock
Nordic nations

Norwegian police arrest Chinese citizen on spying allegations

Authorities allege the woman had a suspected role in spying on Norwegian satellite data.

Hong Kong-UK spying row

Beijing hits out at UK over conviction of 2 men tied to Hong Kong trade office

Foreign ministry accuse UK of abusing the law after Bill Yuen and Peter Wai found guilty of spying on Hong Kong activists in Britain.

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US-China relations

US trial opens over alleged Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York

Lawyers of Lu Jianwang, who has lived in the US for decades, said the alleged covert police station was just a community centre.

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Supporters of Lu Jianwang stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, on May 6. Photo: AP
Russia

Austria expels 3 Russian diplomats over signals spying

Vienna, home to a large diplomatic presence, has long had a reputation as a den of spies.

Taiwan

Why Beijing now wants its spies executed in Taiwan back in the spotlight

Mainland China is seeing a surge in interest over ‘invisible martyrs’ such as Wu Shi, a KMT defector who was executed in Taipei in 1950.

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Crime

Italy extradites Chinese national wanted by US for alleged hacking

Xu Zewei was arrested in Milan in 2025 at ⁠the request of US authorities.

The US Department of Justice has alleged operations were conducted at the behest of the Chinese government. Photo illustration: Shutterstock
The Philippines

How fake job ads in Philippines led to alleged spy recruitment pipeline

The ads, some of which experts say were linked to China, aimed to get unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists to give up key information.

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The Janes ads appeared to be part of efforts linked to China to draw unsuspecting Filipino defence specialists into giving up key information. Photo: Handout
US-China trade war

US lawmakers slam China’s ‘parasitic’ theft of military and tech secrets

US senators pointed to legal channels, including work visas and university research, as potential pathways for China-linked espionage.

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Canada

Canadian who was detained by China warns against Carney’s EV deal

Ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig was imprisoned for three years after Canada arrested Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou on a US extradition request.

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China jobs

China warns university students about lucrative job offers from foreign spies

Data processing or research jobs promising easy money could be ‘traps’ aimed at illegally collecting sensitive information, ministry says.

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A job fair at Harbin University of Science and Technology in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, last month. Photo: Xinhua
Technology

Opinion | In Asia-Pacific, the real maritime contest is over satellite surveillance

States’ ability to exercise territorial rights is increasingly mediated by their access to satellite data and analytics, but the tech is dominated by a powerful few.

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A J-15 fighter jet from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong making an unusual approach to a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C patrol aircraft conducting surveillance above the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2025. Photo: Handout /Japan’s Ministry of Defence / AFP
US, Israel war on Iran

Rights groups raise alarm after Iran executes 2 more opposition group members

The hangings are the latest targeting members of the banned People’s Mojahedin of Iran after four others were executed earlier in the week.

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Malaysia

DarkSword threatens Malaysian iOS users, exposing spread of elite spyware

DarkSword can compromise vulnerable iPhones through hacked legitimate websites and siphon off highly sensitive data, researchers warn.

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