‘Spy turtles’ and ‘spy fish’ being used to monitor Chinese waters, Beijing claims
China regularly makes claims of espionage efforts in nearby waters, including the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Photograph: Aman Rochman/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSea turtle hatchlings in Indonesia. In 2023, British intelligence said Russia was stepping up security at its Sevastopol Black Sea fleet base – a port on Ukraine’s occupied peninsula of Crimea – by deploying trained dolphins.
- ▪China regularly makes claims of espionage efforts in nearby waters, including the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
- ▪Photograph: Aman Rochman/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSea turtle hatchlings in Indonesia.
- ▪In 2023, British intelligence said Russia was stepping up security at its Sevastopol Black Sea fleet base – a port on Ukraine’s occupied peninsula of Crimea – by deploying trained dolphins.
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Sea turtle hatchlings in Indonesia. China regularly makes claims of espionage efforts in nearby waters, including the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Photograph: Aman Rochman/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenSea turtle hatchlings in Indonesia. China regularly makes claims of espionage efforts in nearby waters, including the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Photograph: Aman Rochman/NurPhoto/ShutterstockChina‘Spy turtles’ and ‘spy fish’ being used to monitor Chinese waters, Beijing claimsMinistry says on WeChat that animals fitted with sensors by foreign agencies are ‘collecting sensitive marine data’Alastair McCready in TaipeiFri 12 Jun 2026 03.27 EDTLast modified on Fri 12 Jun 2026 03.28 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on…
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