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Latest — Nov 3, 2024

Report: U.S. professors are powering the PRC’s technological advancements, including in dual-use military technologies, with US taxpayer funding.

In six case studies, covering research institutions including UCLA and U.C. Berkeley, the US lawmakers illustrate how the People's Republic of China defense and security establishment benefits from technological advances developed by federally funded US researchers

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Shujun Wang: Convicted New York resident acting as a covert Chinese agent

Shujun Wang pretended to be opposed to the Chinese Government so he could get close to prominent activists seeking to bring democracy, reform and human rights to China.

Yuanjun Tang: Charged for acting and conspiring to act as an unregistered agent of China

As alleged, for years, Yuanjun Tang used his position as a leader among pro-democracy activists in the U.S. to collect information for the Chinese government and to report on people critical of the PRC and events conducted in support of democracy.

912 Special Project Working Group

The alleged purpose of the PRC’s elite task force — which was working as a troll farm — was to attack Chinese residents who exercised their free speech in the U.S. in a manner that China disfavored and to sow division in this country.

UK Government Response to the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament Report 'China'

China’s national imperative is to ensure that the Chinese Communist Party remains in power. Everything else is subservient to that.

Entangled Duties: Law firms operating in Australia with PRC links

Law firms operating in Australia acting for PRC entities simultaneously fulfil engagements for Australian Government entities, including those responsible for national security and foreign policy.

Cambridge University and the Chinese military

UK-China Transparency: Cambridge University’s Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) and China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) are involved in collaborative research involving a scientist who has served as a politician in China and in the People’s Liberation Army.

New Zealand’s Security Threat Environment 2023

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) has detected extensive interference activity targeting New Zealand’s diverse ethnic Chinese communities by groups and individuals linked to the intelligence arm of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

UK Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee 2023 Report on China

The UK is of significant interest to China when it comes to espionage and interference, given the UK's close relationship with the United States, membership of international bodies and the perception of the UK as an opinion-former.

Canadian Government's "Foreign Interference and You" Publication

As an advanced economy and an open and free democracy, Canada has long been targeted by hostile states seeking to acquire information, intelligence and influence to advance their own interests.