Belgium monitors Alibaba hub over ‘espionage’ concerns
Laura Dubois and Qianer Liu
Liege/Hong Kong | Belgium’s intelligence service has been monitoring Alibaba’s main logistics hub in Europe for espionage following suspicions Beijing has been exploiting its growing economic presence in the West.
European governments have been increasing scrutiny of the alleged security and economic risks posed by Chinese companies, which has been part of a wider reassessment of the EU’s traditional openness to trade with China.
Financial Times
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