Category: Infiltrating the West

UK Assessing Risk of Collaborating With China on Research, Minister Says

The UK government is assessing the national security risk of all Sino–British research and innovation links, a minister said on Wednesday. Responding to concerns raised by Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael about national security risks in genomics, particularly in collaborating with Chinese genomics company BGI, science minister George Freeman said MPs are “well aware that we have to…


British Defence Industry Taking ‘Forensic Look’ to Minimise Chinese and Russian Infiltration, Minister Says

The UK government and defence suppliers are seriously examining the supply chain for Chinese or Russian infiltration such as Chinese surveillance equipment, Defence Procurement minister Alex Chalk said on Monday. It comes after a recent Mail on Sunday investigation found that at least six army bases had surveillance cameras made by China’s Hikvision or Dahua at their…


TikTok Whistleblower Says US Data Can Easily Be Accessed From China: Sen. Hawley

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is pressing the Treasury Department to conduct a thorough review of new whistleblower allegations regarding the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok that were recently brought to his attention. Writing to Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on March 8, Hawley said that a TikTok whistleblower has come to him with direct…


Poilievre and Trudeau Engage in One-on-One Verbal Tussle on Foreign Interference

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 8 faced a barrage of questions on Beijing interference coming from Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre and other MPs in the House of Commons. Poilievre took every turn from his party during question period, raising a number of allegations stemming from national security leaks reported in the media, and…


Trudeau Asked If He Knew Before 2019 Elections Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. “What did you know about Chinese government funding of election candidates, when did you know it, and what what did you…


Trudeau Doesn’t Answer Whether He Knew Before 2019 Elections Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election that the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. In a media scrum on Parliament Hill, reporters questioned Trudeau about what he knew, when he knew it, and what…


Trudeau Doesn’t Answer When Asked Whether He Knew Before 2019 Election Beijing Was Funding Candidates

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on March 8 to comment on the latest report on national security leaks suggesting he was aware before the 2019 election that the Chinese regime was funding federal candidates. In a media scrum on Parliament Hill, reporters questioned Trudeau about what he knew, when he knew it, and what…


Why the Intel Leaks on Beijing’s Interference Are More Than Uncorroborated Reports

News Analysis Top federal officials have downplayed the quality of leaked intelligence on the Chinese regime’s election interference in Canada, but a review of what has been reported shows that they are more than just uncorroborated sole-source observations. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison told the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee (PROC) on…


As TikTok Faces Scrutiny, American Chinese Ask If WeChat Should Be Next

The U.S. Congress recently banned the use of TikTok on government devices, and at least 19 states have also issued a ban on the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. The moves have made some wonder about the more problematic messaging, social media, and mobile payment app, WeChat. A social media group recently conducted a survey…


Bipartisan Legislation Targets TikTok, Other Tech Companies Owned by ‘Adversarial Nations’

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to expand the federal government’s power in order to ban TikTok and other foreign-owned entities from operating in the United States. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) are co-sponsoring legislation that would increase the Commerce Department’s power to take action against tech companies that are owned…