Federal officials have labeled Boston a major target of Chinese spies who are looking to steal trade and technology secrets from the US.
US Assistant Attorney General John Demers, who leads a federal force against Chinese espionage in America, said Massachusetts had become a focus of his team's work, the Associated Press reported.
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Massachusetts is home to top-ranked universities including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It also hosts military contractors such as weapon maker Raytheon and defense system provider Mercury Systems.As part of the China Initiative, officials said they had met with local companies and colleges last week to encourage them to bring suspected instances of espionage to the attention of federal investigators.
Lelling said the large number of Chinese nationals living in Boston also made the city a potential espionage target, but officials added that most were in the US for legitimate reasons, such as study.
Technology workers should keep a close eye on Wang?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday April 10 2019, @01:45AM (1 child)
Let's get a good old-fashioned Cold War II. Then we can rebuild American manufacturing (except with no human workers).
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday April 10 2019, @02:03PM
We don't need human workers.
The promise: Robots will create enough wealth to feed the unemployed.
The reality: Robots will create enough unemployed to feed the robots.
Human workers need to stop working, have a stress free life, and get super sized.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.