Codeword 'India' figures over 100 times in major China data leak

India figured over 100 times in cryptic codewords in the leaked database of the Chinese Communist Partys CCP employees embedded in some of the biggest global companies and government agenciesAround two million CCP members who secretly infiltrated in some of the worlds biggest corporations banks media groups universities and government agencies were exposed due to a massive data leak on SundayThough the data was reportedly extracted by Chinese dissidents from a server in Shanghai in 2016 and leaked to an international bipartisan group InterParliamentary Alliance on China IPAC but on Sunday it was shared with the international consortium of four media organisations The Australian the UKs Mail Belgiums De Standaard and a Swedish editorApart from the names of around two million CCP members the leaked database exclusively accessed by IANS in India has details about their party position birthdate national ID number and ethnicity However some details are encrypted in the databaseAmong the companies mentioned in the list are manufacturers like Boeing and Volkswagen pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and AstraZeneca and banks like ANZ and HSBC As per the documents around 600 people at HSBC Standard Chartered banks are CCP members Citibank BNP Paribas HewlettPackard Mitsubishi Ernst amp Young KPMG Siemens Ikea MercedesBenz Bank of America and other companies are also mentioned One of the Indian companies Tatas Jaguar Land Rover has around 70 employees from the CCPHowever it is not clear from the database whether all these companies are aware of the fact that CCP members are working for them and if it is permissible under their respective code of conductBut oddly over 100 references to India in codewords surfaced in the database as well Cryptic names such as The Indian Army Zhu India School the founding of India India Love Jane Indian red Indian eagle India Xiaofu Zhang India Tiger Zhang India Wei Gen India India and Peace Wang India InterIndian steel Kong Qing India Sang Jia India Indian eagle Lu India sister India wins Indian temple root Pan India Moon India Xiaolei India Guoping India reached Wang India Zhou India Dream IndoIndian India goes with the clock Indian rain Hua India Circuit Board Co Ltd appeared in the listSimilarly India flies far away Xu India Indian talent Indian temple red India seven sisters Indias big brother India little sister Hooper India The ageing branch of The Indian Village Indian comfort army Ren Shuai India Money in India Indian Autumn Jubilee India is a great country The King of India The Indian army is good were also mentionedThe database mentioned Zhou India India patriotic Indian autumn celery India Xiaohua Indian crane IndoIndian India and China No116 Wang India Village Huang India sister Indian family Lin India Moon Indias foundation Cheng India macro India Qian India village India comforts the country India also smells Indian Army Indias good talent Cheng India macro 72 East India Home Royal Bridge Village Indian team West IndoHouse Circle 1 22 in the East India Circle of Yuqiao villageHowever it was not clear what these references meant and whether these CCP members with names of India codewords were based in India The government issued no statement on the data leak even as it was published widely abroad Since Indian Army was mentioned a few times in the leaked database IANS sought a reaction from the officials of the Indian Army in New Delhi The Army spokesperson said that they have nothing to say right nowAround 79000 branches of the CCP have been set up within several companies where members if called on are answerable directly to the Communist Party and President Xi Jinping The Australian saidIt is believed to be the first leak of its kind in the world The Australian journalist and Sky News host Sharri Markson said Whats amazing about this database is not just that it exposes people who are members of the Communist Party and who are now living and working all over the world from Australia to the US to the UK but its amazing because it lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping she addedKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever