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The US Says Chinese Spies Are Targeting Boston for Its Tech Secrets

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday April 10 2019, @01:20AM   Printer-friendly
from the bullseye dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Inkstone News:

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?

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:28PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday April 11 2019, @04:28PM (#828092) Journal

    It's a race against time: will their "fleet" "burn" before or after they take over the planet and/or export this particular trendy new form of fleet burning? Given the reach, scope, ubiquity, and speed of technology, I would not bet on it...

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday April 11 2019, @11:27PM

    by khallow (3766) on Thursday April 11 2019, @11:27PM (#828371) Journal

    It's a race against time: will their "fleet" "burn" before or after they take over the planet and/or export this particular trendy new form of fleet burning?

    You got me there.