Belgian intelligence monitor Alibaba hub over ‘espionage’ concerns
- Belgium's intelligence service is monitoring Alibaba Group Holding's logistics hub over concerns of potential espionage by Chinese entities, including Alibaba.
- Alibaba's presence in Belgium has raised concerns due to Chinese legislation that requires Chinese companies to share data with Chinese authorities and intelligence services. The Belgian State Security Service is particularly worried about the implementation of software systems that collect sensitive economic information.
- Despite initial hopes that Alibaba's presence would reduce the trade deficit with China and boost the economy, data shows that Belgium's trade deficit actually widened.
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Belgian intelligence service scrutinising Alibaba’s presence at Liege airport
BRUSSELS, Oct 5 — Belgian officials are looking into risks around the presence of China’s Alibaba Group Holding at a cargo airport in the city of Liege, the country’s intelligence service VSSE said in a statement today. Referring to the company’s main European logistics centre at Liege Airport, the security service said it was working to “detect and fight against possible spying and/or interference activities carried out by Chinese entities incl…
Belgian intelligence service scrutinising Alibaba's presence at Liege airport
Belgian officials are looking into risks around the presence of China's Alibaba Group Holding at a cargo airport in the city of Liege, the country's intelligence service VSSE said in a statement on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Belgium, the secret services fear that Alibaba will spy on behalf of China
The cargo terminal in Liège is under observation, where the e-commerce giant is introducing software systems that collect sensitive economic information. And he could pass them on to the Beijing regime.
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