- China has detained a man suspected of collecting state secrets for Britain's secret intelligence agency, MI6.
- The Ministry of National Security claimed on social media that Britain had been cooperating with the suspects since 2015.
- The suspect has been identified as a third-country national with the surname Huang, and is said to have received intelligence-gathering training and equipment from MI6.
China has announced that it has detained a suspect on suspicion of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain's foreign intelligence agency, MI6.
The Department of National Security posted on social media on Monday that Britain had been cooperating with the person since 2015, who was a third-country national and whose last name was Huang.
The ministry said Huang was trained and provided with intelligence-gathering equipment and had collected numerous state secrets during his repeated visits to China. No further information was provided about the information collected, and the ministry did not say when he was taken into custody or where he was being held.
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Under China's opaque political and legal system, the definition of state secrets is not clearly defined, and a number of consulting firms and The advisory firm is under investigation.
The MI6 buildings at Vauxhall Cross are seen from the north bank of the River Thames in London. China has announced that it has detained a suspect suspected of collecting state secrets on behalf of Britain's foreign intelligence agency, MI6. (Jeremy O'Donnell/Getty Images)
The British government declined to comment, in line with its long-standing policy on intelligence matters.
China's claims come as relations between the two countries have deteriorated, in part due to Britain's opposition to Chinese investment in China, particularly in the electricity and communications industries, where the ruling Communist Party exercises strong influence. .
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British police announced in September that two men had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing early last year. Police have not released the names of the men, but British media reported that the young men were parliamentary researchers specializing in China and working with senior Conservative Party leaders. Britain has accused Britain of interfering in its parliamentary democracy, but China has denied the spying allegations.
London has also strongly criticized China's suppression of political rights in Hong Kong, a former British colony whose enforcement of sweeping national security laws and changes to the electoral system sparked violent anti-government protests in 2019. There is. These all but eliminated political opposition to Beijing's decrees and silenced free speech in the region, one of Asia's most dynamic societies and a major financial center.
