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NBC: U.S. officials prepare to thwart Chinese spying at Singapore summit
The Chinese have used everything from bugged hotel keys to “friendship” pins to spy on Americans — and they’re getting better at it all the time.
WASHINGTON — China may not have a seat at the table during President Donald Trump's upcoming nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but U.S. officials say they are preparing to counter the Chinese spies they expect to be all over Singapore next week seeking inside information on the talks.
Chinese espionage against the U.S. has become more pervasive than that of any other adversary, current and former U.S. intelligence officials tell NBC News, and the Singapore summit is the latest spy-vs.-spy battleground.
The Chinese, who have been known to bug everything from hotel keys to the gifts given to American visitors, are expected to deploy their increasingly sophisticated repertoire of intelligence gathering techniques, both human and electronic, in Singapore.
Areas of concern for the U.S. at the summit include:
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Update: All the ways China could keep its eyes and ears on the US-North Korea summit without being there (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: Kim Jong-un boarded a Chinese private Boeing 747 jet commonly used by high-ranking Chinese officials to fly to Singapore .... so yes .... China may not be at the table, but they will be everywhere else.
