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: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 10 2019, @03:49AM (3 children)
I'm sure Harvard and MIT profs will nod their heads when they hear about the latest red peril. But what they are thinking is "go pound sand". If the President does not respect the rule of law, the people who work for him lack legitimatacy.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 10 2019, @10:53PM (2 children)
Still pissed off that the Mueller report completely exonerated Trump?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:06AM (1 child)
Just stating a fact. Trump got 6 % of the vote in Cambridge, MA. Probably less among academics.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday April 11 2019, @12:39PM