Five Eyes spy alliance trains focus on China in echo of Cold War
The network, made up of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is also facing renewed requests to take on additional member nations.
Indonesia rejected U.S. request to host spy planes, officials say
U.S. officials made multiple approaches to Indonesia's defense and foreign ministers before Indonesia's president rebuffed the request, the officials said.
Beijing threatens to detain Americans if U.S. prosecutes Chinese scholars
The threats are another striking escalation in tensions between the United States and China, which have been rising for years.
Japan boosts checks on Chinese students amid fears of campus spying
Compared to a crackdown by Washington, measures by Tokyo are baby steps, but many believe it is vital to follow the U.S. lead in order to safeguard Japan's universities.
Taiwan has labeled new spying accusations by China as fake news after Chinese state television aired a program showing a Taiwanese academic arrested in China on national security grounds at a time of heightened Taipei-Beijing tensions. China claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, and ...
The pandemic has prompted one of the fastest peacetime mission shifts in recent times for the world’s intelligence agencies, pitting them against one another.
TikTok and WeChat bans not crucial to U.S. security, experts say
The U.S. bans on Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat are not particularly valuable for U.S. security, experts said Friday, but could step up broader commercial pressure on Beijing and help President Donald Trump appear tough as he seeks re-election. In announcing the bans — to ...
Microsoft tries to salvage deal to buy Tiktok and appease Trump
Talks to buy the music video app will move quickly "in a matter of weeks” and are expected to be completed no later than Sept. 15, Microsoft said in a statement.
Staff leaving U.S. Chengdu consulate under high security as deadline looms
Staff of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu made final efforts to clear the premises on Sunday as security remained tight outside, ahead of a Monday closure ordered by Beijing as China-U.S. relations continue to worsen. A mini tourist atmosphere prevailed outside the facility on a ...
U.S.-China ties fray as two powers trade tit-for-tat consulate closures
U.S.-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff Friday as Beijing ordered a U.S. Consulate to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission — accused of being a hub for espionage and intellectual property theft. Chinese officials were seen loading large sacks ...
Ex-Russian diplomat exempted from charge over stolen SoftBank secrets
Tokyo prosecutors decided Thursday not to indict a former Russian diplomat over allegations that he had illegally obtained trade secrets from SoftBank Corp. Anton Kalinin, 52, former deputy Russian trade representative in Japan, left the country for Russia in February although Japanese police had filed ...
Japanese man held by China on spying charge released, source says
The man, from Kanagawa Prefecture, was arrested in May 2015 when he visited Dandong, near the border with North Korea.
