Last Updated on 05/09/2024 by Arun jain
Officials in China tell young people that spies or foreign powers may be out to lure them through casual activities like online dating and listening to pop music.
National authorities have raised this red flag at least twice recently, amid a broader push by leader Xi Jinping to strengthen Chinese national security by making citizens more active.
South China Morning Post reported that a new foundational textbook for college students warns them about pop culture and rock ‘n’ roll as frequently used tools for foreign subversion.
According to the outlet, the book on national security told readers to beware of the Internet as a “main channel of communication” that “pop culture and rock music are often used as cover for the Color Revolution”.
Color revolutions typically refer to the Arab Spring and anti-government protests in post-Soviet states, and Beijing has for years targeted the U.S. Alleging that they are setting them up.
SCMP added that the book specifically warns about the Arab Spring as a specific period of upheaval.
This is not just any textbook. It is the culmination of 10 years of Xi’s major committees organizing the principles and ideas of Marxist theory for national security. According to state media, which calls it “the first unified textbook” that explains the entire concept.
It was released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of State Security has warned young people to be wary of part-time job offers and online dating prospects that could be “stealth traps” laid by foreign spies.
The idea here is that spies strategically target students in scientific research fields to divulge sensitive information or send photos of classified sites.
“They can also disguise themselves as ‘beautiful men’ or ‘beautiful women’, who are close friends, and lure young students into false ‘love’ traps,” the ministry said. social media post on Wednesday.
The ministry, in recent months, has intensified its public statements and instructions to citizens, asking people to be careful on August 15. Pens, lighters, and even dragonflies that can be used as spy cameras.
A week laterHe warns that “good-hearted” and “caring” people giving money to the underprivileged may be spies trying to favor young people like “sheep in wolf’s clothing”.
“Their methods are despicable and have no bottom line,” the ministry said.
Officials routinely publicize examples of close shaves with national security breaches, such as in June, when the Ministry of State Security detailed the story of a retiree who discovered the tranches. Military secrets are sold at recycling stores for less than $1.
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