The head of Australia’s foreign intelligence service has used a rare public address to suggest that an increasing number of disillusioned Chinese officials are willing to cooperate with the agency.
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (Asis) director general, Paul Symon, addressed a range of topics related to Australia’s foreign intelligence operations, including the recent Solomon Islands-China security pact, and the need to recruit new spies “with more vigour and urgency” than ever before.
