America's world class university system has become a soft target in the global espionage war with China, intelligence officials say — and they are pressing universities to do something about it. - KenDilanianNBC
A bipartisan November report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations highlighted China's Thousand Talents Plan, under which China recruits overseas scientists and induces them to sign secret contracts that"violate U.S. research values."
Lieber's case shows that China's alleged reach goes beyond Chinese nationals and Chinese-Americans. But the majority of China spying cases involve people of Chinese ancestry, complicating the discussion of the problem. The FBI doesn't seek those cases out, Evanina said — victims report the thefts. He rejects the idea that the government engages in ethnical or racial profiling.Evanina told NBC News the China spying threat is vastly underappreciated, adding:"The economic espionage threat from China is second to none."Office of the Director of National Intelligence
But in recent years officials have grown increasingly concerned about spying at American universities, home to research that drives future innovation. Sometimes the charges can be as simple as concealing a foreign relationship. That's the case against"Franklin" Tao, 47, of Lawrence, Kansas, an associate professor at KU's Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, who was charged in August with one count of wire fraud and three counts of program fraud.
He has pleaded not guilty and his lawyers have moved to dismiss the charges on various legal grounds.
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