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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday December 13 2018, @09:19PM   Printer-friendly
from the captain-obvious dept.

Chinese Espionage Poses Growing Threat, U.S. Officials Say

Chinese cyber espionage and theft of intellectual property from U.S. companies is increasing and poses a dire threat to the country's security and economic competitiveness, Trump administration officials told senators on Wednesday.

"What hangs in the balance is not just the future of the United States, but the future of the world," Bill Priestap, assistant director of the FBI's counterintelligence division, told the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[...] John Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, said Chinese espionage against U.S. targets has steadily increased and China has stolen technology ranging from autonomous drones to chemical compounds. "We cannot tolerate a nation that steals the fruits of our brain power," Demers said, "and that is just what China is doing."

The Chinese espionage campaign extends beond[sic] government agents to encompass tourists, technology workers, students and academic researchers, they said. For example, the Chinese government's payment of students' tuition provides leverage to pressure them to bring home intellectual property, Priestap said.

Duh?

Also at The Hill.


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by bootsy on Friday December 14 2018, @09:33AM

    by bootsy (3440) on Friday December 14 2018, @09:33AM (#774327)

    It doesn't surprse me at all the IP gets stolen and often by people you wouldn't want to have it.
    When I did my Permanent Head Damage (PhD) we had one Iranian guy whose Masters was basically on Missle Guidance systems. He was finishing off his PhD and then suddenly vanished. A friend at another University had their supervisor called up by the UK "intelligence" agency MI6 to tell them one of his supervisees had a bank standing order to the Tamil Tigers.

    It's always been easier to copy someone else's hardwork and make money from it or utilise it. Innovators usually go bankrupt and other more established players make the money.

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