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Very proud to have worked with a global coalition of journalists and @rpotter_9 to bring a database managed by a Chinese intelligence and military contractor to the light of day. This database compiled information on 2.4 million individuals and 650k institutions 1/n https://twitter.com/FinancialReview/status/1305219990329659397
This database was stunning in its breadth and depth on who and how it compiled information on around the world. Politicians, academics, technology, family members, and organized crime. The database was technology sophisticated and accessed and used by multiple branches of the 2/n
Chinese state. The reality despite the CCP apologists assurances and those who try to say this isn't a threat is that China is investing enormous resources into gathering data on foreign individuals and institutions for the purpose of influence and intelligence operations 3/n
I have made additional statements here: https://www.baldingsworld.com/2020/09/14/statement-on-shenzhen-zhenua-data-leak/
For those interested in a slightly more technical description of the data. Please understand we have purposely been semi vague though one can still get a very clear understanding of the data https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3691999
The threat of China as an authoritarian techno surveillance state is real and happening now. Not just within China but around the world. Done
