espionage
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Iran and Israel, long-standing adversaries, have regularly accused each other of espionage.
From Barron's
The allegations against Sun amounted to a subtle kind of foreign influence rather than spying or espionage.
U.S. lawmakers have warned the U.K. that China could use the embassy to step up espionage and harassment of critics abroad.
China has also closed some technological gaps through espionage and illegally reverse-engineering imported gear, Western officials and analysts say.
UK intelligence agencies have warned about increasing, large-scale espionage from China, using cyber and other means, and targeting commercial and political information.
From BBC
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