Intelligence
China, Egypt, and Iran: Challenging U.S. Military Presence in the Gulf
The Chinese strategy employs research and intelligence institutions working to foster closer ties between Iranian national security institutions and the Egyptian military, aiming to...
China, the IRGC, and Tehran’s New Power Centers
China is adopting a pragmatic approach to its post-war relationship with Iran, attempting to balance maintaining its strategic and economic interests with Tehran, including...
China’s Private Security Companies in the Middle East: Commercial Actors, Strategic Tools
Chinese PSCs are state-adjacent actors embedded in China’s overseas economic expansion, particularly under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), generating new arenas of US–China...
Chinese Intelligence Targets Organized Crime in Egypt
Chinese intelligence and security agencies view the crackdown on influence thuggery and the arrest of Sabry Nakhnoukh by Egyptian security forces in June 2026...
The Intelligence’s new roles and tools: What does the “40-day war” against Iran reveal?
Intelligence agencies of all classifications and branches were not far from the second American-Israeli military confrontation against Iran, as is customary in wars. However,...
China’s military and intelligence views on Lebanon-Israel talks
China strongly condemns the Israeli airstrikes and ground incursion into southern Lebanon, describing these operations as a dangerous escalation that threatens the stability of...
Israeli Secret Military Base Discovered Near Iran Border in Iraq, Intelligence Analysis Reveals
In May 2026, open-source Chinese intelligence, military, defense, and security reports and analyses, along with several military think tanks affiliated with the People's Liberation...
Chinese Analysis of Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Hedging in the Hormuz Crisis
According to Chinese intelligence reports and military analyses in May 2026, the Chinese side (both military and academic) views Saudi Arabia's refusal to allow...
The U.S.-China Intelligence War and 2026 Forecast
In 2026, the intelligence conflict between the United States and China shifted from clandestine operations to an unprecedentedly open and technological confrontation, with Washington...
Chinese Intel View Israeli Embassy in Turkmenistan as Threat to Iran Regime Change and China’s Interests
China views Israel's activities in Turkmenistan, a country bordering Iran, as an attempt to bring the battlefield closer to Tehran. This has compelled Beijing...