United States | China investing in open - source intelligence for insight into United States army

China is investing billions of dollars in secret intelligence to learn more about its military, according to a new report released by the Pentagon and private firm Recorded Future. Why is China increasingly mining publicly available information about the US and its allies in the Pacific and beyond, and what is it likely to be the latest threat to the United States. The BBC s Larry Madowo looks at how China can collect sensitive information from US governments and firms, the BBC has learned from an investigation into the Chinese governments use of open-source information gathering efforts to find out how it is making it easier for foreign officials to collect information on their armed forces in Pacific, South East Asia and the rest of the world, as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate in recent decades, writes the New York-based report on Chinese nuclear weapons industry. But what does it mean for China to get more accurately about US troops? Should it be able to help plan for conflict with the Trump administration, asks an expert in cyber-security analyst. A new study has revealed that China has invested deeply in stealing the information it collects from the pentagon, US researchers and US companies.

Source: telegraphindia.com
Published on 2023-06-02