Spy expert explains Chinese Communist Party’s worldwide intelligence empire | Inside Stories
Is the West making the same catastrophic mistake with China that it made with Russia twenty years ago?
In this deep dive, Professor Anthony Glees—a leading expert on secret agencies—exposes the covert strategies China is using to compromise Western stability.
From the controversial “super embassy” at Royal Mint Court to the quiet infiltration of British universities, Professor Glees reveals why Beijing sees Europe not just as a trading partner, but as the ultimate political and economic “prize.”
In this episode of Inside Stories, we break down:
Why the new Chinese super embassy is being labeled a strategic folly and a potential centre for European-wide espionage.
How UK universities are inadvertently helping China develop next-generation weapons systems through research funding and “red carpet” recruitment.
Why Chinese intelligence prioritises human assets—recruited through coercion and financial incentives—over electronic surveillance to target our critical infrastructure.
How Xi Jinping’s long-term ambitions differ from the Cold War models we know, and why the West is leaving itself vulnerable.
00:00 – Introduction: Officers vs. Agents
00:32 – How Chinese Intelligence Recruits Agents
02:05 – The Strategy Behind Communist Espionage
04:36 – The Threat of the Planned Chinese Super Embassy
06:13 – MI5 vs. MI6: Divided Views on the Super Embassy
09:13 – What China Wants from Europe and the UK
10:03 – How Chinese Espionage Infiltrates Universities
13:57 – AI vs. Human Intelligence (HUMINT) in Modern Spycraft
18:10 – Xi Jinping’s Dictatorship and Asia-Pacific Ambitions
21:36 – Why Europe Is China’s Prime Prize
23:51 – How China Builds Power Compared to Historical Empires
25:10 – Why the Chinese Public Yields to Communist Rule
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