By North Asia correspondent Natalie Whiting and Akane Saiki in Tokyo In short: Japan’s plans for a new espionage agency, prompted by increasing concerns about countries such as China, are gathering momentum. Japan’s prime minister says strengthening intelligence capabilities is “a matter of the utmost urgency”. What’s next? (ABC-Australia) Japan “really wants” to join AUKUS, […]
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China’s Attempts To Create Distrust Within Palau Shows Where the CCP Vulnerable
By: Cleo Paskal “The crumbling of a regime always starts in the realm of ideas. Changing the way people think is a long-term process. Once the front lines of human thought have been broken through, other defensive lines also become harder to defend.” – Xi Jinping Last week, Palauan legislators and their family members suddenly […]
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Foreign influence could quietly weaken Pacific unity, expert warn
WELLINGTON, 17 AUGUST 2026 (PMN)–Pacific countries may need to look beyond the obvious signs of foreign interference with an international law expert warning that the bigger threat could be the slow erosion of regional unity. Al Gillespie says foreign interference does not always look like espionage or the theft of sensitive information. He says it […]
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China rejects New Zealand spy allegations as false
WELLINGTON,14 AUGUST 2026 (REUTERS)—- China has rejected allegations that it is conducting widespread espionage on New Zealand, saying the claim in the country’s latest security assessment stemmed from a Cold War mentality. The Chinese embassy in Wellington said the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service’s annual threat report “fabricates and hypes” claims of Chinese interference and […]
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FBI investigating recent deaths and disappearances of multiple US scientists
By Lewis Wiseman https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/us-scientists-missing-dead-fbi-nasa/106646664 On a gloomy morning in Los Angeles, Monica Reza and a friend from yoga class set out on a hike in the San Gabriel Mountains. Midway through the hike on June 22, 2025, Monica fell about 30 metres behind her companion. Her friend glanced back to see Monica smiling and waving […]