Britain Needs to Defend Itself Against Chinese Security Threats
The UK needs to "defend itself robustly" against security threats from China, warns Sir Ken McCallum, the head of MI5.
According to Sir Ken McCallum, his officers have seen a 35% increase in the past year in the number of individuals being investigated for involvement in state threat activity.
The UK needs to "defend itself robustly" against security threats from China.
In his annual assessment, Sir Ken McCallum stated that a more hostile world is "forcing the biggest shift in MI5's mission since 9/11".
MI5 "intervened operationally" against Chinese-related activity just last week, but it does not involve a state threat to the UK's parliament or any parliamentarian.
Author's summary: Britain must defend against Chinese security threats.