China used ‘double-crossing companies’
to steal U.S. national security research
Posted By: Ribicon, 9/28/2022 9:11:10 AM
While the federal government invests heavily in research, it’s actually China that gets more out of it, according to a Defense Department study of its spending that is getting attention on Capitol Hill. Sen. Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, touted the findings of the study Wednesday, saying the Pentagon’s conclusions should be worrying not just to the defense world, but to every government agency that spends on research China might be interested in. “China, not the U.S., is the ultimate beneficiary of DoD and other [U. S. government] research investments,” the Pentagon’s review concluded, according to Ms. Ernst.(Snip)She said it goes beyond the traditional boundaries of traditional intellectual property theft.
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This sort of thing has long been obvious even to casual observers, and yet our own government, clearly aware of it at the highest levels, allowed it to continue.