Thread by @_JakubJanda

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CZECH DOMESTIC COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (@biscz ) 2020 ANNUAL REPORT:

Here are their main assessments on Russian, Chinese and Iranian intelligence ops against the Czech Republic, see below:

Full report: bis.cz/public/site/bi…

The message is clear. In 2014, the Russian state organised a bomb explosion in Czech town Vrbětice, which led to two thirds of Russian diplomatic (and intel under diplomatic cover) personnel kicked out of Czech soil in April 2021.

Czech counter-intelligence agency explains:

Russian espionage uses WWII memorial events for cultivation and recruitment of intelligence assets on the Czech territory.

This is actually funny.

Czech counter-intelligence agency shows how absurd Russian state propaganda is:

Czech counter-intelligence agency says it out loud:

Every Chinese citizen must serve as Chinese intelligence asset if asked by Chinese agencies.

Chinese law is explicit about it, @biscz can see in their daily operations that it is how China operates inside of Czech territory.

Fact that China has an explicit law forcing its citizen and companies to serve as espionage assets is also a core of Czech cyber agency @NUKIB_CZ decision to legally push out Huawei + ZTE from Czech critical information infrastructure.

Czech counter-intelligence agency agrees.

Chinese technological espionage on the Czech soil has clear targets, all in line with official Chinese state strategy:

Iranian intelligence works on Iranian dissidents are journalists working in Prague.

But also tries to get nuclear energy research for their military plans, Czech universities are vulnerable here.

People often think that if Russia or China steal their private conversations, there is no harm if it is not classified.

Well, then the enemy creates a full psychological profile of you, your social networks and relations, makes it easier to recruit you.

And here is a great example why we need strong and smart investment screening. Czech Republic has the new law since spring 2021, plus we need to adopt more policies on our economic security.