China Gets Spooked! – Part 2
Yesterday we wrote about China’s efforts to spy upon and infiltrate organizations supporting human rights, Tibet, Darfur, etc. in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. Of course, there is also the case of Chen Yonglin, a recent Chinese embassy defector who described covert efforts by the Chinese government to spy upon and infiltrate Falun Gong groups and others deemed enemies of the state.
Now, USA Today reports that China is also “among the most active nations” conducting industrial espionage in the US. The report continues:
Beijing’s goals aren’t limited to traditional national security interests. The world’s fastest-growing economy operates a shadowy technology bazaar where individuals offering trade secrets find a ready buyer. About one-third of all economic espionage investigations are linked to Chinese government agencies, research institutes or businesses.
As the Chinese government attempts to improve its image, it finds that reality keeps interrupting its plans.
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[...] Posted by Lhasa Rising In the dark sea of espionage, China’s preparations for the Beijing Olympics keep making waves. We previously discussed China’s spying and infiltration efforts against groups it considers hostile to its interests, as well as China’s widespread economic espionage. Today’s Taipei Times carried a piece by J. Michael Cole, who was involved with security for the Athens Olympics. He writes that the Beijing Olympics will involve “a whole new, genre-defining level” of security. What will be different about Beijing, moreover, is that the security will be targetted not just at genuine terrorism, but at: “enemies of the Games” as varied as Chinese Muslims, US Christian groups, human rights advocates, environmentalists, Tibetan independence supporters, critics of China’s role in Darfur’s genocide in the making — in all, anyone, state-based to nongovernmental, that dares criticize Beijing. [...]