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Posted on 06/13/2026 9:33:06 AM PDT by DFG
Foreign intelligence services are using "spy turtles" and "spy fish" to snoop on China, the country's Ministry of State Security said Friday.
"An unseen covert war of espionage is currently unfolding" in the seas around China's coast, the ministry wrote in a post on the WeChat social media platform.
In recent years, overseas spy agencies have been "continuously collecting and stealing sensitive maritime data through various new types of espionage equipment," it said, including "spy turtles and spy fish."
In certain Chinese waters, "relatively large living marine animals have been fitted with sensors to swim in specific areas, collect ocean data, and transmit it to overseas satellites," the ministry claimed, without providing details on where the animals had been found or which nations they suspected of overseeing the alleged espionage.
The other devices listed included "detection buoys," "a new type of wave glider," and equipment on ships.
The post said foreign spy agencies had for years tried to analyze Chinese naval activities, create "underwater maps" of the country's maritime coastline and monitor its offshore oil and gas deposits.
The ministry urged researchers, fishermen and vessel owners to remain vigilant and "report suspicious devices."
China has previously rewarded anglers for turning in alleged maritime spy devices. Some have received up to 500,000 yuan (about $73,000) for their help, according to CBS News' partner network BBC News.
The Chinese ministry's assertion isn't the first claim of marine animals being deployed for sabotage. In 2019, a Beluga whale turned up on the Norwegian coast wearing a harness that appeared to have a mount for a small camera, sparking speculation that it had been trained to spy for the Russian navy.
Moscow never issued an official reaction.
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Accuse your enemy of what you’re doing.
They learned that from Cankles.
Ridiculous. Any animal that someone tried to use to spy on China would be caught and eaten in no time.
“The birds are eating all our grain. Kill the birds and we will have more grain to eat.” “The intellectuals are the enemy of the State. Kill the intellectuals. You know who they are because they are wearing glasses.”
They still haven’t discovered my spy birds, the jabberjays. They memorize sentences and report back and repeat what they’ve heard.
“You can have only one child. We will be happy to provide abortions if you are looking like you will have another.”
Actually, there was a “Firepower” episode on Youtube the other day about the 100’s of autonomous vehicles and unmanned submarines the US Navy is buying.
mr limpet to the rescue
I would be more worried about “spy bugs,” but to be on the safe side China has embargoed Goldfish crackers, Swedish Fish and Turtles Chocolate Pecan Clusters.
Remember when Iran accused the US of spying on them with squirrels?
Now they have their excuse for strip fishing the oceans.
Just the Chinese doing what they Chinese do, destroy everything they touch.
Has anyone taken credit for Obama’s pet fly yet? It was last seen on VP Pence’s perfect hair during one of his failed debates.
Foreign intelligence services are using “spy turtles” and “spy fish” to snoop on China, the country’s Ministry of State Security said Friday. Spy turtles, is this story real?
Coming to a Chinese restaurant near you.
did they happen to mention sharks with lasers on their heads, too?
I’d keep an eye on the Pandas!
Everything is open in the spy gig.
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