"China's Ministry of State Security has sounded the alarm over a new and seemingly far-fetched method of espionage: using animals fitted with sensors to gather sensitive marine data. In a warning posted on WeChat, the ministry claims that foreign agencies are deploying "spy" animals to monitor China's waters, producing underwater maps that pose a significant threat to national security. The move is part of what the ministry describes as an "invisible secret war" being waged in the seas around China, where sensitive data is being collected through a variety of new spying devices. As tensions between China and the international community continue to escalate, the use of unconventional methods to gather intelligence is raising concerns about the country's vulnerability to espionage."
Ministry says on WeChat that animals fitted with sensors by foreign agencies are ‘collecting sensitive marine data’China’s ministry of state security has claimed that foreign espionage and intelligence agencies are using innovative new methods to monitor the country’s waters, including deploying “spy” animals fitted with sensors.In a post on the Chinese platform WeChat on Friday, the ministry warned that an “invisible secret war” was quietly playing out in the seas around China as foreign agencies were collecting sensitive data “through a variety of new spying devices” to produce underwater maps that pose a “serious threat to our national security”. Continue reading...
