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Key Focus

The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches.. . The arrest of the researcher, which was believed to be unrelated to the cyberattacks, widened a rift within the governing Conservative Party over how London should engage with an increasingly assertive Beijing ...

The British government is expected to publicly link China to cyberattacks that compromised the voting records of tens of millions of people, another notable hardening of Britain's stance toward China since its leaders heralded a "golden era" in British-Chinese relations nearly a decade ago ...

to Accuse China of Cyberattacks Targeting Voter Data and Lawmakers. . The British government believes China has overseen two separate hacking campaigns, including one that yielded information from 40 million voters ...

Momentum supporting factors

(china,security)

Challenge supporting factors

(china,government,security)

(china,minister,security)

(china,security)

(china,government,cyberattacks)

(china,minister,cyberattacks)

(china,government,tom_tugendhat)

(china,minister,tom_tugendhat)

(china,tom_tugendhat)

(china,government,spy)

(china,minister,spy)

(china,spy)

(china,government,researcher)

(china,minister,researcher)

(china,researcher)

(china,government,policy)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(china,government,british)

(china,britain)

(china,cyberattacks)

(china,government,cyberattacks)

(china,british)

(government,britain)

(government,british,britain)

(government,british,hong_kong)

(china,government,london)

(china,minister,london)

(china,government,leaders)

(china,government,lawmakers)

(british,britain)

(china,minister,britain)

(china,minister,president_xi_jinping)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	49.44	0.45	50.12

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (china,government,cyberattacks)	100.00
(2) (china,government,british)	95.56
(3) (china,security)	75.56
(4) (china,government,lawmakers)	61.19
(5) (china,britain)	56.00
(6) (china,government,security)	52.44
(7) (china,minister,security)	51.41
(8) (china,cyberattacks)	50.81
(9) (china,minister,cyberattacks)	49.19
(10) (china,british)	49.04
(11) (china,government,tom_tugendhat)	44.30
(12) (china,minister,tom_tugendhat)	43.26
(13) (china,tom_tugendhat)	43.11
(14) (government,britain)	43.11
(15) (government,british,security)	42.96
(16) (government,british,britain)	42.52
(17) (china,government,spy)	41.93
(18) (china,minister,spy)	40.89
(19) (china,spy)	40.59
(20) (china,government,researcher)	39.70
(21) (china,minister,researcher)	38.67
(22) (government,british,hong_kong)	38.22
(23) (china,researcher)	38.07
(24) (china,government,policy)	37.33
(25) (china,minister,policy)	36.59
(26) (china,policy)	35.70
(27) (china,government,minister)	35.11
(28) (china,government,london)	33.78
(29) (china,minister,london)	32.74
(30) (china,government,leaders)	32.44
(31) (british,britain)	31.11
(32) (china,minister,lawmakers)	28.59
(33) (china,minister,britain)	27.41
(34) (british,security)	26.22
(35) (china,minister,president_xi_jinping)	24.30
(36) (china,president_xi_jinping)	23.56
(37) (china,stiffened)	23.41
(38) (british,hong_kong)	22.81
(39) (government,security)	20.15
(40) (government,hong_kong)	16.89
(41) (british,tom_tugendhat)	14.96
(42) (government,british,tom_tugendhat)	13.63
(43) (government,tom_tugendhat)	13.33
(44) (british,spy)	13.19
(45) (government,british,spy)	12.00
(46) (government,spy)	11.56
(47) (government,british,researcher)	10.67
(48) (government,researcher)	9.93
(49) (british,policy)	9.78
(50) (government,parliament)	9.04
(51) (government,british,policy)	9.04
(52) (government,british,police)	7.85
(53) (government,minister)	7.11
(54) (government,british,parliament)	6.67
(55) (british,minister)	5.33
(56) (government,british,minister)	5.04
(57) (britain,london)	3.70
(58) (government,state-affiliated)	3.26
(59) (government,sanctions)	3.11
(60) (britain,cyberattacks)	3.11
(61) (britain,beijing)	2.52
(62) (british,researcher)	2.37
(63) (british,police)	2.22
(64) (british,parliament)	2.07
(65) (britain,united_states)	1.04
(66) (britain,united_kingdom)	0.89
(67) (britain,telecommunications)	0.74
(68) (britain,security)	0.59
(69) (britain,secretary)	0.44
(70) (britain,researcher)	0.30
(71) (britain,registered)	0.15

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

momentum - Back to HLA

In remarks to reporters before the announcement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said, "We've been very clear that the situation now is that China is behaving in an increasingly assertive way abroad, authoritarian at home and it represents an epoch-defining challenge, and also the greatest state-based threat to our economic security.". ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,security)

challenge - Back to HLA

The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches.. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,government,security)
(china,minister,security)
(china,security)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(government,security) [inferred]
(china,minister,president_xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,minister,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(china,minister,researcher) [inferred]
(china,minister,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(china,minister,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches.. . The arrest of the researcher, which was believed to be unrelated to the cyberattacks, widened a rift within the governing Conservative Party over how London should engage with an increasingly assertive Beijing ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,minister,researcher)
(china,government,researcher)
(china,government,cyberattacks)
(china,government,policy)
(china,government,minister)
(china,researcher)
(china,minister,policy)
(china,policy)
(china,minister,cyberattacks)
Inferred entity relationships (20)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,minister,president_xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,minister,policy) [inferred]
(china,minister,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks,government) [inferred]
(china,minister,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(china,minister,security) [inferred]
(china,minister,researcher) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(government,researcher) [inferred]
(government,minister) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,british,minister)
(government,british,policy)
(china,spy)
(government,minister)
(china,minister,spy)
(british,security)
(china,government,tom_tugendhat)
(british,minister)
(china,minister,tom_tugendhat)
(china,government,lawmakers)
(china,government,spy)
(china,minister,lawmakers)
(government,british,security)
(china,tom_tugendhat)
(british,policy)
Inferred entity relationships (28)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,police) [inferred]
(british,government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(china,minister,president_xi_jinping) [inferred]
(government,security) [inferred]
(china,minister,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,minister,spy) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]
(china,minister,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(government,spy) [inferred]
(government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,minister,researcher) [inferred]
(china,minister,security) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

In September, the police arrested a 28-year-old British researcher in Parliament on suspicion of working for the Chinese government. The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,tom_tugendhat)
(government,parliament)
(government,british,spy)
(government,spy)
(british,spy)
(government,british,researcher)
(government,researcher)
(government,british,parliament)
(government,british,tom_tugendhat)
(government,tom_tugendhat)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,police) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(british,government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(government,spy) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(government,parliament) [inferred]
(government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]
(government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

. In September, the police arrested a 28-year-old British researcher in Parliament on suspicion of working for the Chinese government. The man, who denied being a spy, worked with prominent lawmakers, including Tom Tugendhat, who is now security minister in the government, on China policy, raising fears of possible security breaches ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,parliament)
(british,researcher)

challenge - Back to HLA

The Electoral Commission, which oversees elections in the United Kingdom, said that the names and addresses of anyone registered to vote in Britain and Northern Ireland between 2014 and 2022 had been accessed, as well as those of overseas voters ...
High Level Abstractions:

(britain,registered)
(britain,united_kingdom)

WIP - Back to HLA

. The British government is expected to publicly link China to cyberattacks that compromised the voting records of tens of millions of people, another notable hardening of Britain's stance toward China since its leaders heralded a "golden era" in British-Chinese relations nearly a decade ago ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,government,cyberattacks)
(china,government,british)
(china,cyberattacks)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(british,china) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(china,cyberattacks,government) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

to Accuse China of Cyberattacks Targeting Voter Data and Lawmakers. . The British government believes China has overseen two separate hacking campaigns, including one that yielded information from 40 million voters ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,government,lawmakers)
(china,government,british)
(china,british)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(british,china) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,china,government) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The arrest of the researcher, which was believed to be unrelated to the cyberattacks, widened a rift within the governing Conservative Party over how London should engage with an increasingly assertive Beijing. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,minister,london)
(britain,researcher)
(china,government,london)
(britain,cyberattacks)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(china,government,leaders) [inferred]
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The British government is expected to publicly link China to cyberattacks that compromised the voting records of tens of millions of people, another notable hardening of Britain's stance toward China since its leaders heralded a "golden era" in British-Chinese relations nearly a decade ago. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,government,leaders)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(china,government,minister) [inferred]
(china,government,policy) [inferred]
(china,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(china,government,london) [inferred]
(china,government,spy) [inferred]
(china,government,researcher) [inferred]
(china,government,security) [inferred]
(china,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The British government is expected to publicly link China to cyberattacks that compromised the voting records of tens of millions of people, another notable hardening of Britain's stance toward China since its leaders heralded a "golden era" in British-Chinese relations nearly a decade ago ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,britain)
(government,britain)
(government,british,britain)
(china,britain)
(britain,cyberattacks)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,police) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(british,government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(britain,china,minister) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(britain,british,government) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(britain,british) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The current foreign secretary, David Cameron, was prime minister during the period when Britain cultivated closer commercial ties with China. In a news conference with President Xi Jinping in 2015, he hailed the dawn of a "golden era in relations between Britain and China." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,minister,president_xi_jinping)
(china,britain)
(china,minister,britain)
(china,president_xi_jinping)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(britain,china,minister) [inferred]
(china,minister,president_xi_jinping) [inferred]
(china,minister,policy) [inferred]
(china,minister,researcher) [inferred]
(china,minister,security) [inferred]
(china,minister,spy) [inferred]
(britain,china) [inferred]
(china,minister,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

. Mr. Cameron, who has since stiffened his language about China, is expected to brief Conservative members of Parliament about the allegations later on Monday ...
High Level Abstractions:

(china,stiffened)

WIP - Back to HLA

Then Britain condemned a new national security law in Hong Kong, a former British colony, saying it violated the terms of London's handover agreement with Beijing ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,security)
(government,britain)
(government,british,britain)
(government,british,security)
(government,hong_kong)
(government,british,hong_kong)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,police) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(british,government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(government,security) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(britain,british) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The government offered visas to roughly 350,000 Hong Kong residents who held British overseas passports, and about 160,000 had moved by 2023. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,hong_kong)
(government,british,hong_kong)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,police) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

In September, the police arrested a 28-year-old British researcher in Parliament on suspicion of working for the Chinese government ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,british,police)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(british,government,researcher) [inferred]
(british,government,spy) [inferred]
(british,government,hong_kong) [inferred]
(british,government,tom_tugendhat) [inferred]
(british,government,parliament) [inferred]
(british,government,policy) [inferred]
(british,government,minister) [inferred]
(british,government,security) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, will make a statement about the matter in Parliament on Monday afternoon, and is expected to announce sanctions against state-affiliated individuals and entities implicated in the attacks. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,minister)
(government,parliament)

WIP - Back to HLA

The deputy prime minister, Oliver Dowden, will make a statement about the matter in Parliament on Monday afternoon, and is expected to announce sanctions against state-affiliated individuals and entities implicated in the attacks.. . The government disclosed the attack on the Electoral Commission last year but did not identify those behind it ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,sanctions)
(government,state-affiliated)

WIP - Back to HLA

. Then Britain condemned a new national security law in Hong Kong, a former British colony, saying it violated the terms of London's handover agreement with Beijing ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,security)
(british,britain)
(british,hong_kong)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(britain,british,government) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

. In September, the police arrested a 28-year-old British researcher in Parliament on suspicion of working for the Chinese government ...
High Level Abstractions:

(british,police)

WIP - Back to HLA

Then Britain condemned a new national security law in Hong Kong, a former British colony, saying it violated the terms of London's handover agreement with Beijing. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(britain,beijing)
(britain,london)

WIP - Back to HLA

The arrest of the researcher, which was believed to be unrelated to the cyberattacks, widened a rift within the governing Conservative Party over how London should engage with an increasingly assertive Beijing.. . The current foreign secretary, David Cameron, was prime minister during the period when Britain cultivated closer commercial ties with China ...
High Level Abstractions:

(britain,secretary)
(britain,beijing)
(britain,london)

WIP - Back to HLA

Under pressure from the United States, Britain in 2020 announced plans to curtail the role of Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, in its 5G network. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(britain,united_states)

WIP - Back to HLA

Under pressure from the United States, Britain in 2020 announced plans to curtail the role of Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, in its 5G network.. . Then Britain condemned a new national security law in Hong Kong, a former British colony, saying it violated the terms of London's handover agreement with Beijing ...
High Level Abstractions:

(britain,security)
(britain,telecommunications)

Semantics Relevance

U.K. to Accuse China of Cyberattacks Targeting Voter Data and Lawmakers