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Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Beijing seeks to turn an 'originally democratic and free land into autocratic land', fears defector
A man claiming to be a disillusioned Chinese intelligence operative has told Australian authorities that China’s military intelligence agencies were directly intervening in politics in Hong Kong and Taiwan, buying media coverage, infiltrating universities, funnelling donations to favoured candidates and creating thousands of social media accounts to attack Taiwan’s governing party.
So far, some Western diplomatic officials believe the claims by an asylum-seeker named Wang Liqiang to be reliable at least in part, according to two people briefed on the matter. While some of his details appeared speculative and impossible to verify, the officials were taking his claims seriously, the people said.
If verified, his account would be one of the most detailed ever made public of China’s covert measures to manipulate politics and public opinion in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Mr Wang’s account, a 17-page plea for political asylum in Australia, reads in parts like an espionage thriller. He detailed code names of covert operations, shadowy business ventures and ultimately his dawning disenchantment with what he described as China’s efforts to stifle democracy and human rights around the world.
“I do not want to see Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong,” he wrote. “And I would not become an accomplice in the conspiracy of turning an originally democratic and free land into autocratic land.”
Read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hong-kong-protests-china-taiwan-whistleblower-intelligence-australia-a9214671.html
#HongKong #FreeHongKong #Beijing #China #Australia #whistleblower #spy #manipulation
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Beijing seeks to turn an 'originally democratic and free land into autocratic land', fears defector
A man claiming to be a disillusioned Chinese intelligence operative has told Australian authorities that China’s military intelligence agencies were directly intervening in politics in Hong Kong and Taiwan, buying media coverage, infiltrating universities, funnelling donations to favoured candidates and creating thousands of social media accounts to attack Taiwan’s governing party.
So far, some Western diplomatic officials believe the claims by an asylum-seeker named Wang Liqiang to be reliable at least in part, according to two people briefed on the matter. While some of his details appeared speculative and impossible to verify, the officials were taking his claims seriously, the people said.
If verified, his account would be one of the most detailed ever made public of China’s covert measures to manipulate politics and public opinion in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Mr Wang’s account, a 17-page plea for political asylum in Australia, reads in parts like an espionage thriller. He detailed code names of covert operations, shadowy business ventures and ultimately his dawning disenchantment with what he described as China’s efforts to stifle democracy and human rights around the world.
“I do not want to see Taiwan becoming a second Hong Kong,” he wrote. “And I would not become an accomplice in the conspiracy of turning an originally democratic and free land into autocratic land.”
Read more:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hong-kong-protests-china-taiwan-whistleblower-intelligence-australia-a9214671.html
#HongKong #FreeHongKong #Beijing #China #Australia #whistleblower #spy #manipulation
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Chinese hacking: 5 major cases of Beijing-linked cyber intrusion
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China's 'hybrid war': Beijing's mass surveillance of Australia and the world for secrets and scandal
A Chinese company with links to Beijing's military and intelligence networks has been amassing a vast database of detailed personal information on thousands of Australians, including prominent and influential figures.
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security.
Zhenhua has the People's Liberation Army and the Chinese Communist Party among its main clients.
Information collected includes dates of birth, addresses, marital status, along with photographs, political associations, relatives and social media IDs.
It collates Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and even TikTok accounts, as well as news stories, criminal records and corporate misdemeanours.
While much of the information has been "scraped" from open-source material, some profiles have information which appears to have been sourced from confidential bank records, job applications and psychological profiles.
The company is believed to have sourced some of its information from the so-called "dark web".
One intelligence analyst said the database was "Cambridge Analytica on steroids", referring to the trove of personal information sourced from Facebook profiles in the lead up to the 2016 US election campaign.
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#china #beijing #australia #eu #uk #canada #hybrid #war #mass #surveillance #thinkabout
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A Chinese company with links to Beijing's military and intelligence networks has been amassing a vast database of detailed personal information on thousands of Australians, including prominent and influential figures.
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security.
Zhenhua has the People's Liberation Army and the Chinese Communist Party among its main clients.
Information collected includes dates of birth, addresses, marital status, along with photographs, political associations, relatives and social media IDs.
It collates Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and even TikTok accounts, as well as news stories, criminal records and corporate misdemeanours.
While much of the information has been "scraped" from open-source material, some profiles have information which appears to have been sourced from confidential bank records, job applications and psychological profiles.
The company is believed to have sourced some of its information from the so-called "dark web".
One intelligence analyst said the database was "Cambridge Analytica on steroids", referring to the trove of personal information sourced from Facebook profiles in the lead up to the 2016 US election campaign.
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China's mass surveillance of 35,000 Australians revealed
A database of 2.4 million people, including more than 35,000 Australians, has been leaked from the Shenzhen company Zhenhua Data, which is believed to be used by China's intelligence service, the Ministry of State Security.
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Zoom Shared US User Data With Beijing
Former Zoom executive Jin Xinjiang worked with Chinese authorities to provide data on users outside of China. Court documents say this allowed Zoom to keep market access in China.
Although Zoom is based in the United States, its software is developed in China.
When Zoom usage exploded during the pandemic, China tightened control. It ordered Zoom employees to shut down what Beijing calls “illegal” meetings and accounts within one minute. If it took more than one minute, it was rated “security non-compliant.”
Victims include activists commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre victims and Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China.
Zoom says it’s cooperating with federal investigators and has launched an internal investigation. Zoom fired Jin and placed other employees on administrative leave.
The CCP demands all communications companies censor speech it deems unacceptable. Anyone who fails to comply gets blocked from the massive Chinese market. In September last year, the CCP blocked Zoom. It allegedly told Zoom that if it wanted to get back into the Chinese market, it had to monitor user communications, censor unacceptable topics, give data on around 1 million people in the United States, and hand over special access to Zoom’s systems. Zoom got back into China’s market in November of last year.
https://www.ntd.com/zoom-shared-us-user-data-with-beijing_544087.html
http://telegra.ph/Federal-prosecutors-accuse-Zoom-executive-of-working-with-Chinese-government-to-surveil-users-and-suppress-video-calls-12-26
via www.washingtonpost.com
http://telegra.ph/China-Based-Executive-at-US-Telecommunications-Company-Charged-with-Disrupting-Video-Meetings-Commemorating-Tiananmen-Square-Mas-12-26
via www.justice.gov
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Former Zoom executive Jin Xinjiang worked with Chinese authorities to provide data on users outside of China. Court documents say this allowed Zoom to keep market access in China.
Although Zoom is based in the United States, its software is developed in China.
When Zoom usage exploded during the pandemic, China tightened control. It ordered Zoom employees to shut down what Beijing calls “illegal” meetings and accounts within one minute. If it took more than one minute, it was rated “security non-compliant.”
Victims include activists commemorating Tiananmen Square Massacre victims and Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China.
Zoom says it’s cooperating with federal investigators and has launched an internal investigation. Zoom fired Jin and placed other employees on administrative leave.
The CCP demands all communications companies censor speech it deems unacceptable. Anyone who fails to comply gets blocked from the massive Chinese market. In September last year, the CCP blocked Zoom. It allegedly told Zoom that if it wanted to get back into the Chinese market, it had to monitor user communications, censor unacceptable topics, give data on around 1 million people in the United States, and hand over special access to Zoom’s systems. Zoom got back into China’s market in November of last year.
https://www.ntd.com/zoom-shared-us-user-data-with-beijing_544087.html
http://telegra.ph/Federal-prosecutors-accuse-Zoom-executive-of-working-with-Chinese-government-to-surveil-users-and-suppress-video-calls-12-26
via www.washingtonpost.com
http://telegra.ph/China-Based-Executive-at-US-Telecommunications-Company-Charged-with-Disrupting-Video-Meetings-Commemorating-Tiananmen-Square-Mas-12-26
via www.justice.gov
#usa #zoom #userdata #china #beijing #ccp #thinkabout
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Zoom Shared US User Data With Beijing
Former Zoom executive Jin Xinjiang worked with Chinese authorities to provide data on users outside of China. Court documents say this allowed Zoom to keep market access in China. Although Zoom is based in the United States, its software is developed in China.…
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Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai): "EU leaders tell China 'not to interfere' with #Russia sanctions and expect Beijing to help end Russia’s war in #Ukraine or ‘not to interfere with western (not international and not sanctioned by the #UN) sanctions imposed on #Moscow.
"The #EU countries suddenly, after two years, remembered to hold talks with #China and "expect" #China to remain on the side. The EU leaders, submitted to the #US, received no significant response or assurances from #Beijing."
"Did the EU respect international laws in #Palestine, #Afghanistan, #Iraq, #Libyia, #Syria, and #Yemen to name but a few? Did the EU ask the US to lift all its unilateral sanctions that violate the international laws on #Venezuela, #Cuba and the rest of the world?"
"International laws should be applied to all countries w/o indiscrimination. Is it possible for the EU to stop the US from violating international laws? Where was the EU when the US imposed sanctions on the #ICC? #Hipocrisy https://www.theguardian.com/law/2020/sep/02/us-sanctions-international-criminal-court-fatou-bensouda" | Nitter | PussTheCat.org – https://nitter.pussthecat.org/ejmalrai/status/1510125553139036162#mthe Guardian
US imposes sanctions on top international criminal court officials
Mike Pompeo says ICC ‘continues to target Americans’ as Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko have assets blocked
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Elijah J. Magnier 🇪🇺 (@ejmalrai): "Disgusting #Doublestands #NATO has the "right" to establish a base in #Ukraine #Georgia #Finland and #Sweden but... The US is ready to respond accordingly and will not allow #China to establish a military base on the Solomon Island.
"When #Russia asked the #US not spread NATO, western countries responded that "countries have the right to decide what they want". That was on the 24th of February. I hope by now you all understand that what is happening in #Ukraine is a #US battle for its world dominance only."
"Basically the role is simple: no other country in the world is allowed to do what the #US has the exclusively right to do. This is what the war in #Ukraine is about. And @ZelenskyyUa, an actor, has given control of his country to the de facto President Victoria Nuland."
"#Ukraine is in a euphoric stage. @ZelenskyyUa is driving the country to total destruction and bankruptcy. He believes that, when he receives #US weapons, he gets some toy to play with. By now, he must be aware of what is happening but decides to turn a blind eye to the reality."
"#US & #Australia r worried that #Beijing establish a base less than 2,000 kilometres off the Queensland coast, despite assurances from Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this would not happen. So, why #Russia has no right to be worried about #NATO on its borders?"
https://nitter.pussthecat.org/ejmalrai/status/1517720840690933761#m
"When #Russia asked the #US not spread NATO, western countries responded that "countries have the right to decide what they want". That was on the 24th of February. I hope by now you all understand that what is happening in #Ukraine is a #US battle for its world dominance only."
"Basically the role is simple: no other country in the world is allowed to do what the #US has the exclusively right to do. This is what the war in #Ukraine is about. And @ZelenskyyUa, an actor, has given control of his country to the de facto President Victoria Nuland."
"#Ukraine is in a euphoric stage. @ZelenskyyUa is driving the country to total destruction and bankruptcy. He believes that, when he receives #US weapons, he gets some toy to play with. By now, he must be aware of what is happening but decides to turn a blind eye to the reality."
"#US & #Australia r worried that #Beijing establish a base less than 2,000 kilometres off the Queensland coast, despite assurances from Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare this would not happen. So, why #Russia has no right to be worried about #NATO on its borders?"
https://nitter.pussthecat.org/ejmalrai/status/1517720840690933761#m