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UK Intelligence Agency Targets China’s United Front

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UK Intelligence Agency Targets China’s United Front

Spymasters in the U.K. and other countries are going public in their push against CCP influence.

UK Intelligence Agency Targets China’s United Front

In this Oct. 16, 2015 file photo, China flags are fixed on poles beside Union flags along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace in London in preparation for a state visit by President Xi Jinping.

Credit: AP Photo/Frank Augstein

The intelligence services of the British government harnessed the power of the media to try to protect the state from Chinese interference.

In an almost unprecedented move, MI5 – the agency focused on counterintelligence within the U.K. – chose to call out an alleged Chinese spy, whom it said has been making payments to politicians.

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