DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A weapon in the war against China's spies trends now
China is not just any country. It is the ultimate surveillance state, obsessively watching its own citizens and aggressively spying on the rest of the world.
The Communist regime's plan for global domination involves waging a constant and secret war against the West.
It is also the world's largest producer of electric cars. And while it sounds like the plot of some dystopian sci-fi movie, these vehicles might be Beijing's latest intelligence-gathering weapon.
As we report today, the Government has asked the National Cyber Security Centre to review urgently how these vehicles could be used for malign purposes.
Increasingly motorists are switching to electric vehicles. The fear is that the technology and software built into Chinese models could hoover up vital information about high-profile people and infrastructure, weakening our defences as a result.
China, led by President Xi Jinping, is the ultimate surveillance state, obsessively watching its own citizens and aggressively spying on the rest of the world
Increasingly motorists are switching to electric vehicles. The fear is that the technology and software built into Chinese models could hoover up vital information about high-profile people
At the same time, university chiefs will be hauled in by ministers for a security briefing amid concern that their institutions are too reliant on funding from Chinese students. This leaves them vulnerable to exploitation, such as the stealing of sensitive research.
It is important not to show any weakness. Britain is in an existential struggle with a Chinese dictatorship intent on undermining our economy and democracy.
House of Sleaze
At a time when China is posing such a huge threat, this country needs the highest calibre people in Parliament.
But while some MPs are
