Spain Approves China’s Car Car Factory Just 5 Km From Naval Base Despite Security Warnings | FP

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China's state-owned carmaker SAIC is set to build its first European factory about 5 kilometres from Ferrol, the Galician port that hosts a Spanish Navy headquarters, the Navantia shipyard and the F-100 frigates that sail on NATO missions. Spanish media reported on August 10 that Defence and intelligence assessments had flagged an espionage risk. A day later, Spain's Defence Ministry told Reuters it will back the project anyway. It lands in the same week The Telegraph reported that Chinese-made cameras on British Royal Navy drones were sending signals to an IP address in China. Here is what the deal involves, what Madrid has said, when it becomes final, and how Beijing has responded. --- China Spain Factory | SAIC Motor | Ferrol Naval Base | China Espionage Risk | Spanish Navy | NATO Security | China Europe | Spain China Relations | SAIC MG Factory | European Security | Firstpost #china #spain #saic #ferrol #navy #nato #espionage #nationalsecurity #chinasecurity #geopolitics #f

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