COSCO Rejects Allegations of Fleet Intelligence Gathering for Beijing
China's state-owned shipping enterprise COSCO has firmly dismissed claims that its commercial vessels were fitted with covert equipment to collect intelligence.
State-owned shipping giant COSCO has issued a firm denial regarding claims that its commercial vessels have been used to conduct intelligence-gathering activities on behalf of the Chinese government.
The denial follows allegations that the carrier had equipped elements of its fleet with concealed hardware designed to conduct surveillance and harvest operational intelligence for Beijing.
In response to the accusations, the shipping group characterized the claims as false, maintaining that the reports are totally unfounded.
The development highlights the increasing geopolitical scrutiny directed at international maritime supply chain operations and global state-backed commercial transport fleets.
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