WHAT? China Demands Foreign Intelligence Services Stop Using ‘Spy Turtles’ To Scan Its Waters

The assets from the animal kingdom.

After India complained of the Mumbai ‘Chinese spy pigeon’ and the Ukrainians warned of the ‘Russian spy beluga whale’, the allegations of utilizing animals for information gathering see a new chapter.

China has warned against foreign governments using sensor-fitted fish and turtles to spy on its waters.

China claims foreign spies are using “spy turtles and fish” off its shores

China’s Ministry of State Security has stated that foreign intelligence services are using innovative methods to monitor the country’s waters, including the deployment of marine animals, such as… pic.twitter.com/dNqyTgQV9U

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The Telegraph reported:

“In a post on social media, Beijing’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) claimed that ‘foreign intelligence services are continuously collecting and stealing sensitive marine data’.

Among the different types of espionage equipment allegedly in use, the agency claimed that fish and turtles had been fitted with sensors and were found to be collecting data such as ‘water temperature, salinity and ocean currents’, which were then transmitted via satellite in real time.”

Foreign ‘spy turtles’ and ‘spy fish’ fitted with sensors are infiltrating Chinese waters, collecting ocean data for satellites — according to Beijing’s own Ministry of State Security.

But look closer: China has been flaunting its advanced bionic fish drones and marine robots at… pic.twitter.com/649qWMa91A

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The Chinese ministry also said it detected ‘surveillance buoys with meteorological and high-precision listening sensors, solar-powered wave gliders and electronic equipment installed on cargo ships.’

These devices allegedly capture real-time port activities and create a ‘maritime surveillance network’.

“China claimed these maritime espionage efforts were a threat to its national, military and economic security by allowing foreign governments to “identify vulnerabilities in our coastal defences”, including its “warships and submarines”.

Marine animals have been used by many different militaries, from Russia to the US, for different purposes. The CIA has a dedicated page on its website about the various animals that have been used as spies over the years.”

China has made an unusual espionage claim, alleging that foreign intelligence agencies are using sensor-fitted turtles, fish, buoys and wave gliders to collect sensitive maritime data in Chinese waters. pic.twitter.com/2TazB48he0

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