Chinese economic espionage is target of new Justice Department initiative
Department of Justice officials say alleged Chinese economic espionage is “increasingly rapidly,” and they have established a high-level initiative dedicated to countering what they call a pervasive threat to U.S. national security. Led by Assistant Attorney General John Demers and staffed by senior DOJ officials, the new initiative will work to counter various forms of Chinese economic espionage, including the targeting of U.S. centers of ingenuity like universities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Thursday. The effort could lead the department to make recommendations to Congress for legislation to address the threat, he added. “Chinese economic espionage against the United States has been increasing and it has been increasing rapidly,” Sessions said at a press conference. “We are here today to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ We’re not going to take it anymore.” The Chinese government, Sessions said, was “notorious around the world” for intellectual property theft. Beijing has denied such allegations. The new DOJ […]
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