18 h. ago A ‘Pacific eyes’ intelligence body would offset China’s growing presence: report

Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific amid the alleged threat of China’s growing presence in the region, a prominent foreign policy think tank suggests. Dubbed “Pacific Eyes”, the proposed intelligence-sharing alliance could help plug institutional gaps that “external powers” – particularly Beijing – were eager to exploit, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute argued in a report released on Tuesday. It recommended that the dedicated framework...

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18 h. ago Call for ‘Pacific Eyes’ intelligence body to offset China’s growing presence

Australia should lead the creation of a formal Five Eyes-style intelligence club in the Pacific amid China’s growing presence in the region, a prominent foreign policy think tank has suggested. Dubbed “Pacific Eyes”, the proposed intelligence-sharing alliance could help to plug institutional gaps that “external powers” – particularly Beijing – were eager to exploit, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said in a report released on Tuesday. It recommended that the dedicated framework initially consist...

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60 h. ago Beijing alleges US hacked China’s National Time Service Centre in long

Beijing alleges US hacked China’s National Time Service Centre in long-term cyber campaign  Tech Observer Magazine

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3 d. ago China Says It Found Evidence of US Cyber Attack on State Agency

China Says It Found Evidence of US Cyber Attack on State Agency  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago China accuses US of cyber breaches at national time centre By Reuters

China accuses US of cyber breaches at national time centre By Reuters  Investing.com

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5 d. ago Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Cyber Firm Breach Blamed on China

Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Cyber Firm Breach Blamed on China  Yahoo Finance

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6 d. ago Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Breach of Cyber Firm Blamed on China

Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Breach of Cyber Firm Blamed on China  Bloomberg.com

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8 d. ago China stocks rally to stay on course amid new Trump tariffs threat: Soochow

This year’s intense rally in Chinese stocks will not change course in spite of concerns about a revived trade war between the world’s two largest economies, according to Soochow Securities. The foundation of this round of the global bull market is a weakening US dollar, said Chen Li, CEO and chief global economist at Soochow Securities (Hong Kong), on the sidelines of the firm’s third capital market strategy meeting in Hong Kong on Monday. Chen’s assessment comes as Chinese stocks slumped on...

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1 week ago Former Cyber Command head on China's threat to U.S. telecom systems

Former Cyber Command head on China's threat to U.S. telecom systems  CBS News

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1 week ago China sanctions US firms; ‘super golden week’ spending: SCMP daily highlights

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. 2. China says foreigners are using its rare earth exports...

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1 week ago China sanctions US defence firms, chip data provider in latest curbs

Beijing has announced sanctions on a slew of Western companies and institutions in the defence sector and a leading semiconductor data analysis provider, marking its latest salvo amid ongoing trade tensions with the United States. Fourteen entities, mostly headquartered in the United States, were added to Beijing’s unreliable entity list on Thursday, banning them from trade and investment in China, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce. Among the companies on the list is...

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1 week ago When giving birth is a national duty: Beijing’s struggle to reverse demographic decline

When giving birth is a national duty: Beijing’s struggle to reverse demographic decline  Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)

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2 w. ago Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations

Security Firm Exposes Role of Beijing Research Institute in China’s Cyber Operations  SecurityWeek

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2 w. ago New Report Links Research Firms BIETA and CIII to China’s MSS Cyber Operations

New Report Links Research Firms BIETA and CIII to China’s MSS Cyber Operations  The Hacker News

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3 w. ago China Sentences 16 Members of Myanmar Crime Syndicate to Death Over Cyber Scams

China Sentences 16 Members of Myanmar Crime Syndicate to Death Over Cyber Scams  Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project | OCCRP

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3 w. ago What Salt Typhoon Shows About the Cyber Power of China’s Spy Agency

What Salt Typhoon Shows About the Cyber Power of China’s Spy Agency  The New York Times

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3 w. ago Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, interacting with Pakistani students at Beijing Institute of Technology

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, interacting with Pakistani students at Beijing Institute of Technology  Associated Press of Pakistan

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4 w. ago Air Force cyber leader warns threats like Volt Typhoon could enable China to wage ‘total war’ against US

Air Force cyber leader warns threats like Volt Typhoon could enable China to wage ‘total war’ against US  DefenseScoop

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4 w. ago Pakistan interested in Chinese laser weapons, former navy commander says

Pakistan is eyeing Chinese laser weapons, according to a former senior commander. “In the coming days, high-energy directed weapons will be more prominent I think the world is going towards this transition. Pakistan would love to see some integration [with China] into this area,” Ahmed Saeed, president of the National Institute of Maritime Affairs, said on the sidelines of Beijing’s Xiangshan Forum on Friday. China’s LY-1 shipborne laser was among the weapons on display in this month’s parade...

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4 w. ago UN General Assembly: Will China rise up to fill US void created by Trump?

As world leaders descend on New York this week, blocking traffic and frustrating local residents, expect widely divergent messages from Washington and Beijing at the UN General Assembly, deep anxiety over institutional reform and fundamental questions about the organisation’s future on its 80th anniversary. Despite US President Donald Trump’s globally unpopular tariffs, norm-breaking policies and destabilising pullback from the global body, Beijing has not rushed to fill the leadership vacuum –...

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