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French customs intelligence overhaul, Chinese academics under surveillance, Ex-NSC exec in Columbia, China's A330 in Vanuatu

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FranceCustoms intelligence COO moves on after role axed

ChinaCCP heightens surveillance of Chinese academics abroad

United StatesBiden's deputy national security adviser joins Columbia

Vanuatu/ChinaChinese aid plane used to test Port Vila runway

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FranceCustoms intelligence COO moves on after role axed

ChinaCCP heightens surveillance of Chinese academics abroad

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United States Under Trumpist pressure, Homeland Security revamps intelligence experts group

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The Intelligence Gazette
French customs intelligence overhaul, Chinese academics under surveillance, Ex-NSC exec in Columbia, China's A330 in Vanuatu

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China
Chinese Communist Party broadens closed-door brainstorming sessions

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Paris Olympic Games hamper progress of finance ministry's tax intelligence unit

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