Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Heads Of MI5 And FBI Warn Of Immense Threat Posed By Chinese Spying In First Ever Joint Speech

MI5 head Ken McCallum (left) and FBI director Christopher Wray (right) made an unprecedented joint appearance in London  

BBC: China: MI5 and FBI heads warn of ‘immense’ threat 

The heads of UK and US security services have made an unprecedented joint appearance to warn of the threat from China. 

FBI director Christopher Wray said China was the "biggest long-term threat to our economic and national security" and had interfered in politics, including recent elections. 

MI5 head Ken McCallum said his service had more than doubled its work against Chinese activity in the last three years and would be doubling it again. 

MI5 is now running seven times as many investigations related to activities of the Chinese Communist Party compared to 2018, he added. 

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Heads Of MI5 And FBI Warn Of Immense Threat Posed By Chinese Spying In First Ever Joint Speech 

US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionage -- AP  

Heads of MI5 and FBI warn of threat posed by China in first ever joint speech: Security chiefs say they are facing 'game changing challenge' from communist party which is 'covertly applying pressure across the globe' -- Daily Mail 

FBI, MI5 warn Western business leaders about Chinese espionage -- DW 

China poses ‘breathtaking’ threat to West and bigger danger than Russia say MI5 and FBI -- The Independent  

China targeting state, local leaders in push to influence Beijing-friendly policies: intel officials -- FOX News  

FBI and MI5 leaders give unprecedented joint warning on Chinese spying -- The Guardian  

US, UK law enforcement chiefs unite to warn of Chinese spying threat -- The Hill  

FBI, MI5 issue joint warning about Chinese espionage -- Axios

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