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Chinese intelligence organisation

Named in 2 reports across 2 stories - 30 Sept – 8 Oct
30 Sept 20268 Oct 2026

The web around Chinese intelligence

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Chinese intelligence. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Chinese intelligence.

German ex-spy chief and Spiegel share 1 reportBritish security service and Chinese research institute share 1 reportChina and Spiegel share 1 reportAugust Hanning and German ex-spy chief share 1 reportChina and German ex-spy chief share 1 reportAugust Hanning and Spiegel share 1 reportChinese research institute and MI5 share 1 reportBritish security service and MI5 share 1 reportAugust Hanning and China share 1 reportChinese intelligenceAugust HanningAugust Hanning - 1 shared report (person)British sec…British security service - 1 shared report (organization)ChinaChina - 1 shared report (place)Chinese res…Chinese research institute - 1 shared report (organization)German ex-s…German ex-spy chief - 1 shared report (person)MI5MI5 - 1 shared report (organization)SpiegelSpiegel - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage — reports

52 outlets1 report names Chinese intelligence6 Oct – 18 Oct

MI5 warns UK universities over ‘theft of tech secrets by Chinese front company’

11 outlets1 report names Chinese intelligence30 Sept

People they appear with

August Hanning1German ex-spy chief1

Places in the same coverage

China1

Organisations in the same coverage

British security service1Chinese research institute1MI51Spiegel1

Who keeps naming them

Anadolu Agency (AA)2

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