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This is an interesting article and makes you think why all the debate on 5G and Hauwei.
Government Buildings in Africa Are a Likely Vector for Chinese Spying
May 20, 2020
Joshua Meservey
Senior Policy Analyst, Africa and the Middle East at the Heritage Foundation.
Beijing may have better surveillance access to Africa than anywhere else in the world. Chinese companies have constructed or renovated (or both) at least 186 sensitive African government buildings; Chinese telecommunications firms have built at least 14 intra-governmental, “secure” telecommunications networks; and the Chinese government has gifted computers to at least 35 African governments. As the world leader in economic espionage and foreign influence operations, Beijing almost certainly uses its engagements in Africa to surveil American and African officials and business leaders. The Chinese government could use the information it harvests to advantage its companies competing against American and other firms, glean insights into U.S. security assistance and counterterrorism programs, and recruit or influence senior African government officials. The U.S. should, among other efforts, work to understand the nature of Chinese surveillance and how it contributes to Beijing’s influence operations, educate U.S. companies on the risks, and train its officials on techniques to complicate Beijing’s information gathering in Africa.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Beijing likely has better surveillance access to Africa than anywhere else by having built or renovated at least 186 African government buildings.
Beijing likely uses surveillance to, among other things, advantage its companies competing for contracts, spy on U.S. officials, and influence African officials.
The U.S. should try to complicate Beijing’s surveillance of an important continent as part of a strategic response to the CCP’s effort to reshape the global order.
Link to the rest of the article: https://www.heritage.org/asia/report/government-buildings-africa-are-likely-vector-chinese-spying
Government Buildings in Africa Are a Likely Vector for Chinese Spying
May 20, 2020
Joshua Meservey
Senior Policy Analyst, Africa and the Middle East at the Heritage Foundation.
Beijing may have better surveillance access to Africa than anywhere else in the world. Chinese companies have constructed or renovated (or both) at least 186 sensitive African government buildings; Chinese telecommunications firms have built at least 14 intra-governmental, “secure” telecommunications networks; and the Chinese government has gifted computers to at least 35 African governments. As the world leader in economic espionage and foreign influence operations, Beijing almost certainly uses its engagements in Africa to surveil American and African officials and business leaders. The Chinese government could use the information it harvests to advantage its companies competing against American and other firms, glean insights into U.S. security assistance and counterterrorism programs, and recruit or influence senior African government officials. The U.S. should, among other efforts, work to understand the nature of Chinese surveillance and how it contributes to Beijing’s influence operations, educate U.S. companies on the risks, and train its officials on techniques to complicate Beijing’s information gathering in Africa.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Beijing likely has better surveillance access to Africa than anywhere else by having built or renovated at least 186 African government buildings.
Beijing likely uses surveillance to, among other things, advantage its companies competing for contracts, spy on U.S. officials, and influence African officials.
The U.S. should try to complicate Beijing’s surveillance of an important continent as part of a strategic response to the CCP’s effort to reshape the global order.
Link to the rest of the article: https://www.heritage.org/asia/report/government-buildings-africa-are-likely-vector-chinese-spying
