For example, Prime Minister De Croo tried to avoid espionage in China: “Charge your disposable phone? USB ports can read it easily” | Abroad

Smartphones that had to stay in Belgium communicate via special chat groups and nowhere on WiFi. Prime Minister De Croo and his team covered themselves against possible espionage during their visit to China. An insight into how every government laptop was continuously monitored. “My laptop, which had just arrived from our own IT department, started making all kinds of updates without being asked. Eventually you become suspicious of everything,” says our journalist who travels with a rented laptop and telephone.


Astrid Roelandt in Beijing


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