“We Believe Faith Is Not a Crime”—Zion Church on Detention of Dozens of Members

We believe: Faith is not a crime. Worship is not a crime. Prayer is not a crime. [Chinese] This quote highlighted by CDT Chinese this week is drawn from a statement by... Read more »

Ministers plan high-level visits to China despite espionage trial outcry | Labour

Ministers are pushing ahead with their reset of relations with China, including several planned high-level visits before the end of the year, despite the furore triggered by the collapse of a high-profile... Read more »

‘Super Dom’ Cummings cunningly waits five years to reveal national security lapses | John Crace

And … relax. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Super Dom! At a time of heightened worries about national security, who better than Dominic Cummings to shine a... Read more »

What could a Trump deal on critical minerals mean for Australia – and could Maga be a sticking point? | Mining

Australia’s rich deposits of minerals used for green energy technologies and military hardware are increasingly prized, especially because of rising anxiety about China’s stranglehold on the global supply chain. That anxiety escalated... Read more »

‘You’re in spy territory’: how two UK nationals got tangled in a Chinese espionage row | Espionage

For Christopher Cash it was а job he adored. The young parliamentary researcher, then in his late 20s, was a China specialist working successively for two influential backbenchers, Tom Tugendhat and Alicia... Read more »

No 10 says talks happening ‘at pace’ across government to lift ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match – as it happened | Politics

No 10 says talks happening ‘at pace’ across government to get Maccabi fans ban lifted Downing Street has said that discussions are happening “at pace, across government” to resolve the ban on... Read more »

‘A high-level operator’: Cai Qi’s rapid rise to become Xi Jinping’s right-hand man | China

In a world of identikit bureaucrats, Cai Qi, the man described as Xi Jinping’s top lieutenant and recently revealed as the suspected ringleader of an alleged Westminster Chinese spy ring, stands out.... Read more »

China threatens UK with ‘consequences’ over delayed London mega embassy | China

Tensions between Britain and China have escalated after Beijing criticised further delays to a planning decision on its proposed “mega embassy” in London. China’s ministry of foreign affairs expressed “grave concern and... Read more »

The Guardian view on UK national security: a case of state failure | Editorial

The China spying row has revealed disturbing weaknesses in the processes of the UK state. It cannot be in the national interest for a case involving national security to get so close... Read more »

Head of CPS faces cross-party pressure to explain China spy trial collapse | Espionage

The director of public prosecutions has come under intense cross-party pressure to explain why the China spy trial collapsed as MI5 expressed frustration at the decision and MPs launched a series of... Read more »