Posted on 12/11/2017 3:12:22 PM PST by Olog-hai
After the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) had warned that China was trying to recruit German informants for intelligence services via social media networks, Beijing denied these accusations on Monday.
They are “baseless accusations” for which there is no evidence, said Lu Kang, a Chinese state department spokesman, adding that the relevant organizations and the German government should act “more responsibly.”
The BfV had previously warned that Chinese intelligence were trying to infiltrate parliaments, ministries and authorities with informants, particularly via the professional social media network LinkedIn. […]
The BfV added that the aim of Chinese secret services was to send off information and advertise intelligence sources. The number of unreported cases is also believed to be high. …
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China is like Obama , Spies on everyone
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