China, faced with a growing backlash from Washington, Canberra and other capitals, has rejected accusations that it is seeking to influence foreign governments and that its investments are politically driven. None suggested that Germany, Japan or other nations outside the Five Eyes network had been invited to meetings of the intelligence alliance, which was set up after World War Two to counter Soviet influence. Germany may introduce new measuresEarlier this month, in a scathing attack on China's foreign activities, U.S. "We are living in a new world," said a person from a Five Eyes country who has traveled extensively to other capitals over the past year to discuss China's foreign activities. "The sudden shock from authoritarian regimes is prompting closer co-ordination and a real expansion of intelligence sharing," this person said.

Source: CBC News October 12, 2018 06:48 UTC