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Norway Arrests Chinese Spy, Seizes Satellite Data Receiver

5/8/2026

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Police searched Andoya Spaceport and an Innlandet site in an espionage probe.
Norwegian authorities arrested a Chinese woman for spying and seized her satellite data receiver.
The Police Security Service warned the device could collect polar-orbiting satellite data that threatens Norway’s fundamental interests.
Investigators suspect a Norwegian-registered company was a front for a Chinese state actor.
Officials called the case a serious espionage attempt against state secrets.

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Story summary

Police searched Andoya Spaceport and an Innlandet site in an espionage probe.
Norwegian authorities arrested a Chinese woman for spying and seized her satellite data receiver.
The Police Security Service warned the device could collect polar-orbiting satellite data that threatens Norway’s fundamental interests.
Investigators suspect a Norwegian-registered company was a front for a Chinese state actor.
Officials called the case a serious espionage attempt against state secrets.