espionage
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As they vie for supremacy without tipping over into conflict, both sides are taking their espionage and counterintelligence efforts to new heights.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
LONDON—A U.K. immigration official and Hong Kong trade official have been found guilty of helping the Chinese state spy on dissidents in Britain, the first convictions related to Chinese espionage in British history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
At least one Japanese executive, with a Japanese drugmaker and a leading figure in Japan’s business community in Beijing, was sentenced for espionage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
In a social media post, Germany's foreign ministry said they did not tolerate espionage in the country, "particularly not under the cover of diplomatic status."
From BBC • May 4, 2026
No wonder that a modern spymaster called espionage a “wilderness of mirrors...an ever-fluid landscape where fact and illusion merge.”
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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