New Zealand spy agency says Chinese state-linked observatory sought satellite-tracking site
New Zealand's security agency says it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country. The case is set out in the agency's annual security threat assessment, which says the proposed equipment could have collected intelligence of military value. The agency did not identify the New Zealand company involved or say exactly how the plans were stopped.The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service said Purple Mountain Observatory, an organisation based in China with close ties to the government in Beijing, had sought to install ground-based space infrastructure through a local company. It said the company... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 13 Aug 2026 09:03 LONDON
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