[60581] Trump's visit to China: US delegation under extreme security measures due to fears of espionage

[60581] Trump's visit to China: US delegation under extreme security measures due to fears of espionage

Due to heavy concerns about Chinese espionage and cyber surveillance, President Trump and members of the US delegation to China arrived with only disposable phones and computers.

Unprecedented security measures during President Trump's visit to China

While President Donald Trump conducts a round of visits in China accompanied by hundreds of senior officials, the strict security measures taken by the US delegation have been revealed. According to reports on the Fox News network (a channel identified with positions critical of Iran and the Chinese regime), delegation members were instructed to leave their personal phones and computers at home, and were equipped with "sterilized disposable phones" provided by the Secret Service, in order to prevent the installation of spyware and cyber-espionage attempts during their stay in the country.

Close surveillance on the streets of Beijing

Another report from the Fox network, also brought by the Lelo Tzenzura (No Censorship) channel, revealed that the US media team was stunned by the presence of surveillance cameras on every corner in Beijing. According to the report, the American correspondent described that the Chinese system "simply sees everything, at every moment," to the point that an illegal stop of just two minutes led to an immediate automatic report being generated against the team.

Media coverage in Israel

Additional Israeli media outlets covered the affair extensively. Israel News IL and Amichai Stein's Diplomatic Channel highlighted the American fear of "spyware installation" on the devices. Simultaneously, News 360 and NzivNet noted that in addition to the replacement phones, the delegation is required to operate under strict security protocols that include staying in "anti-eavesdropping rooms," as part of the tense technological and diplomatic struggle between the superpowers.