‘It’s going to happen again’: Former CSIS head on how China snuck a spy into Canada’s NATO mission

‘It’s going to happen again’: Former CSIS head on how China snuck a spy into Canada’s NATO mission ANALYSIS 16 AUGUST 2026 i ARTICLE SUMMARY QUOTES Earlier last month, Belgian authorities arrested Biwei Zhang, a Canadian intern of Chinese origin working at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, on suspicion of espionage. Prosecutors say she is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country—identified by Reuters as China—and of belonging to a criminal organization. Before her posting to NATO, Zhang had worked across the Canadian federal government, including stints at the National Re…