S’porean Dickson Yeo’s detention: Countries educating citizens as spy war heats up

SINGAPORE – The spy war is likely to heat up as tensions between China and the United States increase, said an academic who specialises in security issues.

Mr Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said: “South-east Asia, due to its international connectivity, talent pool and importance in China-US competition, could see more espionage and covert influence activities.”