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    9 months ago

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    Belgium’s security service says the Chinese company’s logistics arm in Liège is causing suspicion over its use of private information.

    Belgium’s intelligence service is monitoring the main European logistics hub of Chinese technology and e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding over concern about possible espionage, the Financial Times (FT) reports.

    Referring to the company’s logistics centre at the cargo airport in the city of Liège, the security service said it was working to detect “possible espionage or interference activities” by Chinese entities including Alibaba, the news outlet said on Thursday.

    Neither it nor the Belgian State Security Service (VSSE) immediately responded to requests for comment.

    The FT, citing people familiar with the matter, said the Belgian security service was monitoring the company’s operations “following intelligence assessments”, with one area of scrutiny being the introduction of software systems that collate sensitive economic information.

    The Belgian security agency told the FT the presence of Alibaba “constitutes a point of attention” for it because of legislation forcing Chinese companies to share their data with Chinese authorities and intelligence services.


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