An attempt by a Chinese academic to infiltrate a prestigious institution has been foiled by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). ASIO chief Mike Burgess made the revelation during a Five Eyes summit in California on Oct. 18, saying his intelligence agency “detected and disrupted” the plot in September. “The plot involved a visiting professor, a genuine academic who had also been recruited by Chinese intelligence,” Mr. Burgess said. “Their spymaster gave them money and a shopping list of intelligence requirements and sent them to Australia.” “The academic even set his PhD students research assignments in line with his intelligence requirements.” Mr. Burgess said he took a personal interest in the case upon discovering that one of the research topics was none other than himself....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/australian-spy-agency-thwarts-espionage-attempt-by-chinese-linked-academic-5513042