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 RamiK on Thursday April 11 2019, @02:21AM (1 child)
There's no distinction. It's like a parent trying to keep the children from porn. Nothing short of cutting yourself from the world can do that. And what skills would your child be able to demonstrate when they grow up like that?
See my other, other reply for why it's all doomed to fail.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by NotSanguine on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:15AM
Again, I disagree. Although I think (please correct me if I'm wrong) that's because we're arguing two different points.
I'm arguing (which continued the discussion you and Azuma were having) that China will never again turn itself away from the rest of the world as it did after the death of the Yongle emperor and the mothballing/destruction of Zheng He's fleet.
You seem to be arguing that the current Chinese government is doomed to failure because of its repressive ways. That's certainly a plausible scenario, but isn't really related to the topic I thought we were discussing.,
Those are *not* mutually exclusive outcomes. I posit that Chinese political, economic, military and cultural engagement with the world will continue regardless of the fate of the current regime.
Does that cover it, or am I missing something?
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr