My brother sent me this shocker, that Chinese students are actually stealing IP for mother China. I simply can’t believe it.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/world/chinese-students-are-stealing-intellectual-property-for-beijing-warns-us-intelligence-agencies/news-story/9872bf737f203dc66feec28d6bb0679b?fbclid=IwAR3soJgEeiwzNkBZRvt72GRO38C4C53WQEyOx_tTDTGfXbbijVWXHfTicQo
“It’s a silent war that has been waged for centuries: the theft of technological secrets. But it’s entered a new era, with allegations China’s rapid rise is being built on the back of students being sent across the world to steal intellectual property. That’s the allegation contained in a new report from US intelligence agencies presented to the US Senate. “We assess that China’s intelligence services will exploit the openness of American society, especially academia and the scientific community, using a variety of means,” reads its latest World Wide Threat Assessment. It’s not the first time the warning has been made against China’s quest to leapfrog the West as a technological world leader. But it represents a new sense of urgency after Beijing’s rapid advancement in military technology, surveillance and artificial-intelligence — among others. And it’s done this without resorting to traditional espionage techniques, the report says. Former CIA officer Joe Augustyn told CNN that, instead of using trained spies, Beijing has exploited the vulnerabilities of its international student populations to act as “access agents” or “covert influencers”. And the US alone allows some 350,000 new Chinese students into its institutions every year.”