[Epoch Times, August 1, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Zhang Ting comprehensive report) According to a report by the Belgian media “L’Echo” and “De Tijd” on Saturday (July 31), the Belgian intelligence agency has targeted Xiaomi, Three Chinese smartphone brands, Oppo and OnePlus, issued a warning about the risk of spying.
The smartphones produced by Xiaomi, Oppo and OnePlus are very popular among Belgian consumers. However, Ingrid Van Daele, a spokesperson for the Belgian National Security Agency, revealed that the intelligence agency wants to remind consumers that users of these brands The threat of espionage that may exist on mobile phones, even if the intelligence agency has not yet determined a specific case.
“Therefore, we advise them to be vigilant,” Ms. Van Dale said.
L’Echo and De Tijd also cited the Belgian Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne (Vincent Van Quickenborne) in answering the New Flemish League (N-VA) MP Michael Freilich (Michael Freilich) When asked, “There is a systematic and in-depth interaction between these companies and the Chinese Communist government.”
Ms. Van Dale said that in addition to the confusing relationship between these companies and the Chinese authorities, other countries (ie the Netherlands and the United States) have raised concerns about Chinese telecommunications companies and their risks to private life and national security.
Van Dale said that the interdependence between these companies and the intelligence and security departments of the Chinese Communist government has been incorporated into the Chinese Communist national law. She explained that, for example, the CCP’s National Intelligence Law stipulates that all Chinese companies must cooperate with intelligence agencies.
The Brussels Times reported that Oppo’s Belgian spokesperson, Dries Cludts, said that the company operates in more than 40 countries around the world and maintains a close relationship with the governments and policymakers of the countries where it operates. Positive relationship. He said: “We comply with all local laws and regulations.”
In recent years, Belgium has repeatedly reported reports of Chinese spies. The Belgian National Security Agency released its 2019 annual report last year, warning students from the CCP’s military research institutions to act as spies in Western countries such as Belgium, seeking to obtain important knowledge that would help the CCP’s military development. The report named the China National University of Defense Technology, and also stated that dozens of such military students are active in Belgium.
Also last year, the Belgian, Maltese, and French media broke the news that the CCP had funded the refurbishment of the Maltese Embassy in Belgium and installed a spy device in the building to monitor the EU institutions located on the opposite side. British intelligence said that the Chinese Communist Party’s intelligence department participated in the renovation of the Maltese Embassy.
The Internal Security Service of the European Union’s Ministry of External Affairs (EEAS) issued an internal warning in 2019 that a large number of Chinese and Russian spies are active in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union, and their espionage activities are increasingly active. EU diplomats have been warned to avoid entering several restaurants and cafes near the EU headquarters building.
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