Article 5BE8V Secret deal reveals how Chinese spies are given free rein in Switzerland

Secret deal reveals how Chinese spies are given free rein in Switzerland

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Helen Davidson in Taipei, and Emma Graham-Harrison
from World news | The Guardian on (#5BE8V)

Agents travel from China at Swiss taxpayers' expense to interview suspected Chinese nationals

The full text of a secret deal between Switzerland and China, which allows Chinese security officials access to the country at Swiss taxpayers' expense, has been revealed for the first time as the government pushes to renew it.

The five-year readmission agreement", signed in 2015 and which expired on Monday, lays out terms for Chinese agents to travel to Switzerland and interview suspected Chinese nationals that Swiss authorities wish to deport.

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