China’s “whole-of-society” strategy of spying makes it almost impossible to detect the difference between common criminal activity and espionage against American companies.
The abrupt closure of an aggressive interagency counterespionage program is making it even harder.
The Department of Justice’s China Initiative , launched under the Trump administration, hauled in suspected spies at the nation’s most prestigious universities, medical research centers, military contractors, and civilian tech companies.
Those efforts ended on February 23, when the Biden administration, alleging prejudice against Asian-Americans, terminated the program. The administration claims it will continue under standards that do not single out China.Chinese Communist Party-connected businessmen and companies have been implicated in a range of schemes to purloin secrets from American innovative companies, especially those specializing in financial tech or disruptive technologies.Silicon Valley is a main target of the Chinese spy networks. Nick Shenkin , an FBI special agent in northern California’s high-tech hub, warns that the […]
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