China is reportedly enrolling military scientists into
western universities to gain intel on areas like “hypersonic missiles
and navigation technology.”
The nation’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) came up with the moniker
“Five Eyes countries” to denote the preferred targets for infiltration
(America, U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand), according to a new
report released by a think tank tied to Australia’s defense ministry.
“Dozens of PLA scientists have obscured their military affiliations
to travel to Five Eyes countries and the European Union, including at
least 17 to Australia, where they work in areas such as hypersonic
missiles and navigation technology,”
reads
the official report. “Those countries don’t count China as a security
ally but rather treat it as one of their main intelligence adversaries.”
Additionally, the groundbreaking report details how the PLA has
inserted thousands worldwide over the past decade as “students or
visiting scholars” while continuously augmenting their findings as
peer-reviewed literature in “strategic and emerging technology sectors.”
“The PLA has sponsored more than 2,500 military scientists and
engineers to study abroad and has developed relationships with
researchers and institutions across the globe,” reports the think tank.
“Those scientists work in strategic and emerging technology sectors such
as quantum physics, signal processing, cryptography, navigation
technology and autonomous vehicles.”
Moreover, a PLA outlet bluntly describes the intelligence campaign as “picking flowers in foreign lands to make honey in China.”
Correspondingly, China has pursued other continents for different
reasons, specifically Africa, to such a degree that it has been accused
of engaging in a “new colonialism” and even “debt trap” diplomacy due
to the host countries becoming deeply indebted to Chinese lenders.
For example, in early September, Chinese President Xi Jinping
pledged $60 billion
to African leaders with “no political strings attached” to expand
China’s “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) to build ports and other
infrastructure.
BRI could prove to be lucrative for China as the infrastructure
projects will be financed by loans from China’s state-owned banks while
being built by Chinese contractors.
Alternatively, African leaders are historically keen to accept
Chinese offers because they “come without demands for safeguards against
corruption, waste, and environmental damage.”
Source:
https://www.infowars.com/china-secretly-placing-military-scientists-in-western-universities-report/
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