Chinese Spies in America
The arrest of four Chinese spies recently in the United States has made me wonder how it will directly effect relations between the United States and China. The four spies have been charged with stealing secret that relate to the United States Defense Systems and NASA. They have been linked with trading several secret programs to China. If convicted they all would serve life in prison. This to me seems to not work in the favor Chinese relations and could cause some havoc in future negotiations between the United States and China. This might not necessarily be such a big deal considering the United State; more then likely have several spies infiltrated in China.
posted by Michael Kusman at 6:04 PM
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Almost every year the FBI discovers a spy from some country trying to steal technology from defense industries. Iran has been for years trying to acquire parts for their aging f-16 force; I believe. This situation is one more unfortunate situation that won't be the last. I think late last year the defense department accused the Chinese government of trying to hack into their network at the pentagon. Another such incident arose when the reconnaissance plane was force to land in China and the crew was not allowed to leave. Meanwhile, I'm sure the
Chinese thoroughly examined the plane. Right or wrong both sides play the game the only difference is the US has no reason to steal from China because it is currently more advanced, and if they did the chinese would most likely not report it.
Yesterday, China denied accusations from the US of espionage after the four people were arrested earlier this week. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lui Jianchao, said that the accusations were baseless and harmful to the relationship between the US and China. In one case a former Boeing engineer was arrested and charged with stealing secrets from Boeing for the Chinese government. There have been many such cases like this, in what the prosecutors say is a determined effort by China to acquire intelligence of American technology through espionage. Additionally, German and British intelligence officers have expressed concern over China's increasing efforts to obtain military secrets and advanced technology. The source article is found in today's NY Times website.
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