Spectator- The Xi files: how China spies
Most states spy. In principle there’s nothing to stop them. But China’s demand for intelligence on the rest of the world goes far beyond anything western intelligence agencies would typically gather. It encompasses masses of commercial data and intellectual property and has been described by Keith Alexander, a former head of America’s National Security Agency, as ‘the greatest transfer of wealth in history’. As well as collecting data from government websites, parliamentarians, universities, thinktanks and human rights organisations, China also targets diaspora groups and individuals.
The suggestion that the west doesn’t employ exactly these methods is total BS.
Step 1: create military-grade spyware
Step 2: get a billion low-information types to voluntarily download it to their devices
Step 3: turn on spyware
Step 4: “Mr. President? Its a Mr. Xi on the phone, he wants to discuss something he calls a very delicate matter about a video on your phone…”
But our Dear Leader is not convinced. He’s giving lessons on rocket science, on CO2, on budget, on Middle East but when CSIS says that we are deeply and repeatedly penetrated by China, he thinks it’s not serious/not grave enough to do anything.
QR codes to leave the island…on our streets…in Canada. Welcome to 15 minute cities.
China gets honourable mention here and as they should from a very upset Canadian. I need to bone up on my Canadian geography as I don’t think I’ve ever heard Les Iles de la Madelaine. The councilman does his best to smooth it over as no big deal but the middle aged woman at the microphone is having none of it. May 1st I believe is the rollout.
Watch Viva Frei lose his mind.
https://twitter.com/thevivafrei/status/1783632271305535604
Diaspora groups: Let me share a little anecdote.
With a new camera I was walking along photo-rich Kits beach here in Vancouver. I like shots from the back of sitting people on a bench looking out. SNAP.
Whoa, a young Chinese woman ran after me, stopped me and asked if I had just taken a picture. She was not annoyed; she was TERROR STRICKEN. I grokked the situation, showed her the pic and offered to delete it. My offer comforted her and she did not insist on the deletion; but to remove any residue of doubt I deleted it as she watched.
I kinda sorta knew about this issue but this was a powerful lesson.
No exaggeration: t e r r o r – s t r i c k e n.
Japan , Korea , Phillipines, Indonesia have known for thousands of years … anything you leave on the table the Chinese will take it. That is the reason Japan and Korea don’t have native Chinese students studying in their universities.. only occurs in North America and Europe.
China is on the cusp of their own ” perestroika” type event. After it occurs, China’s new “establishment” won’t have to work so hard collecting table scraps. They’ll be handed to them.
(China also targets diaspora groups and individuals.)
I wonder if this gets me on the watch list.
gotta hand it to them. the chirese sure have turned the tables since the opium wars.
dont see that happening any time next 300 years. and thats a good thing.
be careful what you wish for western powers. l think it was the Americans brought some sanity to the east since they had no colonial holdings.
leftoidal blame incoming in 3, 2 . . . .
“Keith Alexander, a former head of America’s National Security Agency”
America’s “National Security Agency” ?
Oh, that’d be the NSA then. The one doing the warrentless wiretapping on US citizens. And all the other stuff…
Pot – Kettle – Black ?
“Pot – Kettle – Black ?”
Makes me wonder how far behind the gulags can be.