China Exposes UK Spy Operation, Detains Foreign Consultant for Passing Secrets to MI6
TL;DR
China accuses the UK of sending a spy to access state secrets, claiming that the head of a foreign consultancy was spying for MI6. This accusation is part of a tit-for-tat exchange of espionage allegations between the two countries and their Western allies. The UK has also accused Chinese spies of targeting its officials, while China has publicized several alleged spying cases in recent months and warned its citizens about the dangers of espionage activities.
- China accuses UK of sending spy to access state secrets Al Jazeera English
- China's top spy agency says it exposes British espionage case Reuters
- China Said It Caught a Foreign Consultant Spying for UK's MI6 Bloomberg
- China says a foreign consultant was found to be spying for Britain’s MI6 CNN
- China says it detained ‘foreign spy’ accused of passing secrets to MI6 South China Morning Post
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