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Chinese Espionage in Israel?

(Institute for National Security Studies-Tel Aviv University) Nir Ben Moshe - China is not an enemy of Israel. However, Israel is an attractive source of advanced technologies needed in China. Consequently, alongside overt and agreed-upon activity, it cannot be ruled out that government ministries, defense industries, and civilian companies in Israel have been attacked in the service of China's intelligence objectives. It is also likely that a substantial focus of interest of Chinese intelligence is the complex system of relations between Israel and its ally, the U.S. The objects of these efforts would include major weapon systems in Israel that are developed in cooperation with the U.S. or components that are integrated in American weapon systems. In August, the international cyber company FireEye revealed that dozens of private and governmental bodies in Israel were subject to a cyberattack coordinated by an attack group whose source is likely in China. The purpose of these attacks was technological, business, and industrial espionage. The writer is former Director of Security of the Defense Establishment in the Israel Ministry of Defense.
2022-02-24 00:00:00
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