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From the article (bold emphasis added):

>"[...] Authorities in Norway arrested a Chinese citizen on espionage allegations Thursday in connection with a purported effort to set up a receiver to collect sensitive satellite data, the country’s domestic intelligence service said. [...] Police launched their operation on the suspicion that a Norwegian-registered company was operating as a front for a Chinese state actor, the Police Security Service, or PST, said. [...] The suspect, who was identified only as a Chinese woman, allegedly tried “to establish a receiver for satellite downloads from satellites in polar orbits suitable for collecting data that could harm fundamental Norwegian interests if it becomes known to a foreign state,” PST police attorney Thomas Blom said in a statement. [...]"

Re: Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Cuba who was charged by the U.S. with acting as an illegal agent of the Cuban government. The full complaint (13MB .pdf, 232 pages): https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1439951/dl

"[...] In March 2025, the U.S. Air Force announced that the contract award for the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform would go to Boeing, which will develop and manufacture the F-47 sixth-generation fighter aircraft. Described by the Air Force Chief of Staff as the “crown jewel” of the NGAD family of systems, the F-47 represents a significant advance over the fifth-generation F-22, with cutting-edge stealth, sensor fusion, and long-range strike capabilities.  These capabilities will be critical in countering the increasingly sophisticated anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would employ in a potential future conflict over Taiwan. [...]"

Key takeaways (quoted from link):

• China maintains a medium level of military influence in Brazil that is increasing, while Russia’s level of military influence is low but also increasing.
• China uses broad investments in strategic infrastructure and dual-use technology to create deep dependencies with military applications, while Russia uses targeted diplomatic engagements and niche technology transfers primarily for relationship maintenance.
• Although both countries show an increasing trend, China’s military influence in Brazil is increasing at a higher rate than Russia’s. This is because China’s trend is driven by a broad increase in activity across its diplomatic, informational, and economic instruments, while Russia’s is concentrated in a narrower set of diplomatic and niche technology instruments.
• Enabled by Brazil’s own foreign policy of strategic autonomy, China’s and Russia’s complementary, noncompetitive efforts may combine to reduce Brazil’s dependence on traditional Western military and economic partnerships.