China Laying The Groundwork To Have A 21rst Century Spy Agency

Hunan University in Changsha, China Photo: ALAMY

China Opens String Of Spy Schools -- The Telegraph

China has opened a string of spy schools since the beginning of the year in an attempt to significantly increase the training and recruitment of its agents.

Last week, China opened its eighth National Intelligence College on the campus of Hunan University in the central city of Changsha. Since January, similar training schools have opened inside universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Qingdao and Harbin.

The move comes amid growing worries in the West at the scale and breadth of Chinese intelligence-gathering, with MI5 saying that the Chinese government "represents one of the most significant espionage threats to the UK".

In February, China allegedly managed to penetrate the Foreign Office's internal communications network.

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My Comment: It appears that China is laying the groundwork to have a 21rst century spy agency, and are going to the 'well' of their universities to look for recruits..