{"id":1943703,"date":"2023-06-04T04:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-spy-chiefs-including-chinas-meet-in-secret-conclave-in-singapore\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T04:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T08:20:40","slug":"worlds-spy-chiefs-including-chinas-meet-in-secret-conclave-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-spy-chiefs-including-chinas-meet-in-secret-conclave-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy chiefs from around the world, including China, hold secret meeting in Singapore."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fworlds-spy-chiefs-including-chinas-meet-in-secret-conclave-in-singapore%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Secret Meeting of Intelligence Officials Held in Singapore<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0604\/e4c3b628-1e67-46ec-8b4d-8388f6352f35\/audio.mp3?length=2888973&#038;duration=241\"><\/div>\n<p>Senior officials from about two dozen of the world\u2019s major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-johnson-impeachment-appears-to-be-distraction-from-what-democrat-leadership-knew-about-jan-6\/\" title=\"Sen. Johnson: Impeachment Appears to Be Distraction From What Democrat Leadership Knew About Jan. 6\">intelligence agencies<\/a> held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Such meetings are organised by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/intelligence-experts-al-qaeda-could-re-form-in-afghanistan-in-one-to-two-years\/\" title=\"Intelligence Experts: Al Qaeda Could Re-Form In Afghanistan In \u2018One To Two Years\u2019\">security summit<\/a> for several years, they said. The meetings have not been previously reported.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. was represented by Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, the head of her country\u2019s intelligence community, while China was among the other countries present, despite the tensions between the two superpowers.<\/p>\n<p>Samant Goel, the head of India\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worlds-spy-chiefs-including-chinas-meet-in-secret-conclave-in-singapore\/\" title=\"Spy chiefs from around the world, including China, hold secret meeting in Singapore.\">overseas intelligence gathering agency<\/a>, the Research and Analysis Wing, also attended, an Indian source said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe meeting is an important fixture on the international shadow agenda,\u201d said one person with knowledge of the discussions. \u201cGiven the range of countries involved, it is not a festival of tradecraft, but rather a way of promoting a deeper understanding of intentions and bottom lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an unspoken code among intelligence services that they can talk when more formal and open diplomacy is harder\u2014it is a very important factor during times of tension, and the Singapore event helps promote that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>All five sources who discussed the meetings declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter.<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits of the Meeting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Promotes deeper understanding of intentions and bottom lines<\/li>\n<li>Allows intelligence services to talk when formal diplomacy is harder<\/li>\n<li>Helps promote important factors during times of tension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Singapore Ministry of Defence said that while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue, \u201cparticipants including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: 'If You're Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further' Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">senior officials<\/a> from intelligence agencies also take the opportunity to meet their counterparts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Singapore Ministry of Defence may facilitate some of these bilateral or multilateral meetings,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cParticipants have found such meetings held on the sidelines of the (dialogue) beneficial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Singapore said it had no information on the meeting. The Chinese and Indian governments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand operate what is called the Five Eyes network to gather and share a broad range of intelligence, and their intelligence officials were likely present at the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senior officials from major intelligence agencies around the world gathered in Singapore for a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting. The meeting, organised by the Singapore government, has been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years. The U.S., China, and India were among the countries represented, despite the tensions between the two superpowers. The meeting is an important fixture on the international shadow agenda, promoting a deeper understanding of intentions and bottom lines. Intelligence services can talk when formal diplomacy is harder, which is an important factor during times of tension. The Singapore event helps promote that. Participants have found such meetings held on the sidelines of the dialogue beneficial. The United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand operate the Five Eyes network to gather and share a broad range of intelligence, and their intelligence officials were likely present at the meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior officials from 24 intelligence agencies met secretly on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore. 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