Experts say the recent increase in arrests and investigations reflects a changing mood in Europe towards Chinese threats. “Countries have now been forced confront it, despite the unpalatable nature of dealing with this at the same time as having market dependencies, supply-chain links etc in China. View image in fullscreen The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, during a visit to Beijing last month. Nigel Inkster, the former deputy chief of MI6, says Europe has been more focused on the threat of Chinese intelligence activities since 2019. “The complexity is quite difficult to detect because we can’t really match the magnitude of resources that China puts in.”

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2024 16:51 UTC