US Weaves Web of Intelligence Links in Asia to Counter China
- Biden administration pushing interlocking cooperation deals
- Efforts aimed against growing China spying, cyberattacks
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The US is deepening intelligence cooperation with countries across Asia as it looks to counter Beijing’s sophisticated spying apparatus and blunt Chinese cyber attacks.
The Biden administration has developed a set of separate but overlapping partnerships in Asia, including an intelligence-sharing arrangement with the “Quad” grouping of the US, India, Japan and Australia, according to US officials who asked not to be identified discussing matters that aren’t public.