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| China pursuing aggressive spying program: US commission |
| 2007-11-18 |
| China is pursuing an aggressive spying program to acquire critical American know how for beefing up its military and industrial might, posing the biggest threat to US technology, a US Congress-appointed commission warned Thursday. "Chinese espionage in the United States, which now comprises the single greatest threat to US technology, is straining the US counterintelligence establishment," the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission said in a report to Congress. I'm not sure I'd agree with this assessment. I'd still give the nod to the NEA, with China a close second. To underline the seriousness of the espionage problem, the panel called for immediate steps to determine the country of origin of every US weapon system components and a "full assessment" of US intelligence capabilities related to China's military. "The commission recommends that Congress require the Department of Defense to prepare a complete list of the country of origin of each component in every US weapon system to the bottom tier," the report said. This is an excellent idea. We should also have an appreciation for how much comes from Taiwan. The commission also asked Congress to consider providing additional funding for US export control enforcement and counterintelligence efforts, specifically those tasked with preventing "illicit" technology transfers" to China and its "state-sponsored industrial espionage operations." Commission vice-chairman Dan Blumenthal said the panel found that the pace of military modernization in China had exceeded official US estimates. I get a bit sceptical when I read this kind of thing. They are theives, but they aren't 10 feet tall. China's defense industry, he said, was producing new generations of weapon systems with impressive speed and quality, in part because China had developed the capacity to integrate commercial technologies into military systems. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #2 There's no doubt they're taking what ever the Clintons and friends will give and trying to steal the rest. But when they finally fall it will be a lot like the Soviet Union with their weapons not nearly as sophisticated or well made as was imagined previously. Actually, I believe the opposite of what the CIA opines. Have they weighed in on this yet? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-11-18 16:02 |
| #1 NS, they don't have to be 10 feet tall if they can get the Clintons to encourage transfer of classified technology & if they can get manufacturing expertise from western companies who base there. Doesn't hurt that their standards for crew safety are a bit ... looser ... than ours. |
| Posted by: lotp 2007-11-18 15:51 |