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China’s Tech Presents ‘Huge Threat’ to Freedom: UK Intelligence Chief

China’s Tech Presents ‘Huge Threat’ to Freedom: UK Intelligence Chief
Jeremy Fleming attends an event at Watergate House in London on Feb. 14, 2019. Niklas Halle'n/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
10/11/2022|Updated: 10/11/2022
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The chief of Britain’s signals intelligence agency will accuse China of using economic and technological means to crush dissent at home and force compliance abroad, according to transcripts of a speech released ahead of schedule.

Beijing’s communist leadership is driven by fear and poses “a huge threat to us all,” according to extracts of a speech set to be delivered by Jeremy Fleming, director of the United Kingdom’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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