The New York Times reported on the 17th that China in FebruarydetectiveBalloonThe crisis is just the tip of the iceberg in the spy war between the United States and China, highlighting both powers’ expansive and highly secretive spy-on-spy interactions. The United States and China are expanding their intelligence activities around the world. The Chinese balloon incident reflects Beijing’s unrelenting aggression in conducting intelligence searches on the United States, and Washington continues to improve its capabilities to counter China’s intelligence operations.
The above balloon incident has heightened tensions between the United States and China, but American intelligence agencies believe that the person in charge of the People’s Liberation Army’s intelligence program did not immediately inform the Chinese President that the balloon deviated from its path. Went and swam to the United States. State.Xi JinpingHe was reprimanded by Xi, but Xi did not object to the search.
The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is focusing on Xi Jinping’s decisions and intentions for intelligence searches. In particular, Taiwan’s intentions are the most valuable, but also the most elusive. In addition, the United States also wants to know the inside story of China’s political situation, such as why Qin Gang was removed from the post of Foreign Minister and why China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu disappeared.
But Xi Jinping, like other authoritarian leaders, restricts the use of cell phones and electronic communications, making it difficult for foreign intelligence agencies to intercept his orders. The United States starts with its large number of party and government officials, who can help gain insight into China’s internal discussions.
Both the United States and China are in a race to develop artificial intelligence (AI) technology to improve the capabilities of their respective spy agencies. Chinese officials hope AI will help them counter US military power, including detecting US submarines in the vast ocean and establishing Beijing’s superiority in space. To this end, the United States has established new Chinese intelligence units in the CIA and the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency. US officials have improved their ability to intercept electronic communications and have sent military aircraft closer to China’s coast for reconnaissance.
FBI Director Wray noted that China’s population and economic size allow it to build an intelligence operation even larger than that of the United States.
Ray acknowledged that China has many more spies than the United States; The US government sees AI as one of the ways to offset the numerical advantage of Chinese spies. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin countered that the United States is the number one surveillance state and has the world’s largest spy network.
US officials also said that China’s satellite reconnaissance and hacking capabilities have greatly improved and have become its most important intelligence gathering method. US officials are even more concerned about China’s use of personal contacts to conduct intelligence searches. For example, China’s Ministry of State Security uses the social media “LinkedIn” to deploy spies or recruit talents in the US government, technology companies, and defense industries. In view of this, America has secretly started an operation to find out the insider.
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