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| A British spy chief who goes by the code name 'C' says MI6 channels 'more resources to China than any other mission' |
| 2023-07-20 |
| [Bus Insider] MI6, Britain's intelligence agency, is channeling more resources to China than anywhere else in the world, its chief says. "We now devote more resources to China than any other mission. That reflects China's importance in the world and the crucial need to understand both the intent and capability of the Chinese government," MI6 chief Richard Moore told Politico's Anne McElvoy in an interview in Prague on Wednesday. Moore, officially codenamed "C," made these remarks to Politico after delivering his second public speech as MI6 chief at the British embassy in Prague. Moore also shared his take on the Russia-Ukraine war during his address, and openly appealed to Russians who are "silently appalled" by the war to spy for the West. This is not the first time Moore has sounded the alarm on China's rise as an intelligence threat. During his first public speech as MI6 chief, Moore said the "rise of China is the single greatest priority for MI6." This was echoed by his predecessor, Alex Younger, who told the BBC in February that the UK needs to "wake up" to the threat posed by China, cautioning that Western nations are "under full press of Chinese espionage." Western nations have indeed been fending off China's attempts at espionage. In July 2022, the UK Security Service MI5 said their agency disrupted a cyberattack by China against key aerospace companies that took place in May 2022. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #1 They have more to spend since their "get Trump" operations wound down... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-20 07:43 |