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Chinese Vendor Imprisoned for Sharing Railway Data with Foreign Entities Amid Espionage Concerns
Chinese Vendor Imprisoned for Sharing Railway Information with Foreign Nationals: State Security Ministry
According to the ministry, a Chinese firm was lured by a profitable contract to collect data, which was subsequently classified as 'intelligence information.'
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China carried out the execution of a scientist accused of espionage in 2016, as detailed in a documentary that unveiled 10 startling cases.
An unidentified Chinese IT firm secured a commercial deal in late 2020 to gather electronic signal data across China’s extensive railway systems. This contract was from an overseas company, which previously claimed to be a market researcher prior to entering the Chinese railway sector to offer technical support services.
The ministry stated that the international corporation, hindered by Beijing's Covid restrictions from dispatching its staff to China, delegated tasks to local Chinese suppliers. It was also revealed that this corporation served a diverse clientele, encompassing overseas intelligence bodies, defense and military sectors, as well as government entities.
The report mentioned that the Chinese firm knew the international company could have hidden agendas, yet, lured by the promise of a profitable deal, proceeded to purchase and set up the equipment as per the contract stipulations of the overseas company. It gathered data at designated sites and carried out mobile testing and data collection across various cities and along high-speed railway tracks as requested by the international client.
The department reported that the initiative gathered 500 gigabytes of data over a month, encompassing information from Internet of Things signals, mobile and railroad communications, as well as secure networks.
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