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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: 3, Interesting) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday April 10 2019, @03:17AM
In case you're wondering, "Azuma Hazuki" isn't my real name, and in fact that's pretty close to "Jane Doe from Tokyo" if you know your Japanese history. "Azuma" is the same kanji as the "To" in Tokyo and is usually "higashi" in the generic, and it was traditional to name girls for the months of the old style lunar calendar for a long time. You still see Hazuki (8th month, "leaf moon") or Kannazuki (10th month, "kami-no-nai tsuki" or "month without gods") now and then. I'm a van Eck in meatspace, though no relation to the security researcher with the devious mind unfortunately :)
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...