
'It's anywhere in the globe.' The National Counterintelligence and Security. "And there are fears the technology could be used to track individuals. Evanina said Beijing can spy on data collected from Chinese-owned Wi-Fi connections all over, from Boston to Berlin.

"Many believe that China is building a powerful anti-satellite capability, with a doctrine of denying other nations access to space in the event of a conflict," he will say. He will also point to Beidou, China’s answer to the U.S.-owned GPS navigation system. Harbouring a China threat theory and provoking confrontation is both detrimental to others and harmful to oneself," the spokeswoman told reporters.įleming will also highlight technologies where he says China is seeking to gain leverage, such as its development of a centralised, digital currency to allow it to monitor the transactions of users, as well as to possibly evade the sort of sanctions Russia has faced since its invasion of Ukraine. "China's financial and technological development is aimed at making a better life for the Chinese people, and is not aimed at anyone and does not constitute a threat.

That fear combined with China's strength was driving it "into actions that could represent a huge threat to us all," he will say.Ī spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry said the claims had "no basis in fact".

Last year, he said the West faced a battle to ensure China did not dominate important emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and genetics.įleming will say the Chinese leadership was driven by a fear of their own citizens, of freedom of speech, of free trade and open technological standards and alliances, "the whole open, democratic order and the international rules-based system." Besides sabotaging the Afghan peace talk, the nexus also had potentially dire consequences for regional geopolitics and human rights of the Uighur community.
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The remarks are Fleming's latest public warnings about Beijing's behaviour and aspirations. Besides exposing the Chinese spy network, the series of arrests in Afghanistan has also brought the dark China-Pakistan nexus to light.
