Chinese state-linked observatory sought NZ site, spy agency says

New Zealand’s security agency said it disrupted an attempt by a Chinese state-linked observatory to install satellite-tracking infrastructure in the country, highlighting the ?case in its annual assessment of an increasingly dangerous espionage environment. The New Zealand Security ?Intelligence Service (NZSIS) ?said Purple Mountain Observatory, an organization based in China with close ties ?to the government in Beijing, had sought to install ground-based space infrastructure through a local company that was likely unaware that the equipment could collect intelligence of military value. The agency ?did not identify the New Zealand company or detail how the plans was disrupted. The warning…