FBI investigation determined Chinese-made #Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications

//In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build an ornate Chinese garden at the #NationalArboretum in Washington DC. Complete with temples, pavilions and a 70-foot white pagoda, the project thrilled local officials, who hoped it would attract thousands of tourists every year.      

But when US counterintelligence officials began digging into the details, they found numerous red flags. The pagoda, they noted, would have been strategically placed on one of the highest points in #WashingtonDC, just two miles from the #USCapitol, a perfect spot for signals intelligence collection, multiple sources familiar with the episode told CNN.  

Also alarming was that Chinese officials wanted to build the pagoda with materials shipped to the US in diplomatic pouches, which #USCustoms officials are barred from examining, the sources said...

Among the most alarming things the #FBI uncovered pertains to Chinese-made Huawei equipment atop cell towers near US military bases in the rural Midwest. According to multiple sources familiar with the matter, the FBI determined the equipment was capable of capturing and disrupting highly restricted Defense Department communications, including those used by US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear weapons....//

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https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/23/politics/fbi-investigation-huawei-china-defense-department-communications-nuclear/index.html

Source: CNN #Jul23

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Passing sweeping legislation, bipartisan senators vow to boost U.S. #ChipProduction and outpace #China. But some lawmakers say there are critical errors in the bill that could subject the United States to Beijing's #Espionage.

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#China Targeted #US Federal Reserve system to Build Informant Network and Access #Data, Probe Finds

//China tried to build a network of informants inside the Federal Reserve system, at one point threatening to imprison a Fed economist during a trip to Shanghai unless he agreed to provide nonpublic economic data, a congressional investigation found.

The investigation by Republican staff members of the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs found that Fed employees were offered contracts with Chinese talent-recruitment programs, which often include cash payments, and asked to provide information on the U.S. economy, interest-rate changes and policies, according to a report of the findings released Tuesday [July 26, 2022].//

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-targeted-fed-to-build-informant-network-access-data-a-probe-says-11658826000

Source: WSJ #Jul26

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#CanadianPolice arrested a public employee on suspicion of #Espionage. He had been working for a major power company on producing clean energy.

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A French company with connections to Beijing had bought the rights to control the third largest #Port in America. What could be at stake here? #Espionage? Or possibly influence on local politicians?

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#Japan is demanding the release of a Japanese businessman who is being detained in #China for suspicions of #Espionage, saying that despite the regime’s statement, the island country has not heard an explanation for the allegation.

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According to a new report by the Belgian "VSSE" security service, there is a concerning amount of #Espionage from the #CCP in Belgium. The report notes that the CCP doesn't rely on just traditional spies to carry out its operations.

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A witness has come forward to shed some light into a case of #CCP #Espionage regarding recently indicted 64-year-old Liang Li-tang, who had allegedly been spying for the CCP for four years in the United States.

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The U.S. State Department has updated a warning regarding traveling to #China, which has a new law in place deeming any attempt to transfer data regarding China’s security as #Espionage.

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A law recently went into effect in #China, branding any information transfer of China’s security as #Espionage. Following this, President Joe Biden is looking to bring American companies back to the #UnitedStates.

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