China 'stole vast amounts' of classified UK documents
20 hours ago
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- #UK-China-relations
- China allegedly stole classified UK government documents over several years, compromising UK intelligence.
- Dominic Cummings, former senior adviser to Boris Johnson, claims the theft includes highly classified 'Strap' material.
- The breach involved data from intelligence services and the National Security Secretariat, posing serious implications.
- Cummings accuses senior civil servants of covering up the breach and warns disclosing details could be a criminal offense.
- The collapse of a Chinese spy case highlights ongoing concerns about China's interference in UK national security.
- Cummings asserts China's espionage activities are far worse than publicly known, including penetration of critical infrastructure and intellectual property theft.
- He criticizes the UK's prioritization of Chinese money over security, suggesting strong Whitehall forces are complicit.