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China says ‘multiple espionage cases’ have been uncovered in space sector


Intelligence agency says it exposed ‘despicable acts of certain countries’ trying to infiltrate and steal secrets, without giving further details.

China’s top intelligence agency on Friday said it had cracked down on “multiple” espionage cases in the space sector in recent years, amid an ongoing national security drive. “Certain countries regard our nation as a major competitor in the space field and spare no effort to contain and suppress us,” the agency said, adding that China had developed and was widely using satellite remote sensing, communication, navigation and positioning technologies. The agency said it would “strictly guard against the risk of espionage and theft of key aerospace technologies and data, and take concrete actions to strongly safeguard national security in the space field”.

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