Category: Infiltrating the West

Historic Trial Begins Against Chinese Agent Accused of Recruiting Spies to Steal US Aircraft Tech

A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms. According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from…


Chinese Agent Accused of Recruiting Spies to Steal US Aircraft Tech Stands Trial

A historic federal espionage trial against a Chinese intelligence agent started in Cincinnati, Ohio on Oct. 18. The agent, named Yanjun Xu, has been charged with recruiting spies to steal tech from U.S. aviation and aerospace firms. According to the prosecutors, the Chinese regime was attempting to steal know-how from American aircraft companies, particularly from…


Blacklisted Huawei Pays Half a Million to Tony Podesta to Lobby White House

Chinese tech giant Huawei paid longtime Democrat lobbyist Tony Podesta $500,000 from July to September to lobby the White House, according to a recent government lobbying disclosure report. It’s not clear what policies Podesta lobbied on or whom he might have contacted at the White House. According to the disclosure form, it stated that lobbying…


The CCP’s Influence in Elite British Schools Is a Threat to Democracy

News Analysis Chinese affiliates of British schools are not upholding values such as democracy and human rights. They likely influence British classrooms more than the opposite. With the world’s attention riveted on China’s recent hypersonic missile test, a less dramatic but perhaps more consequential shift toward Beijing’s power is flying under the public’s radar. In…


Espionage Is a Fundamental Engine Behind China’s Economic Growth

News Analysis The Chinese economy has benefited from decades of purposeful economic espionage focused on acquiring Western technology, intellectual property, and general economic know-how. Communist China’s long-term economic strategy is aimed at replacing the U.S.-dominated post-World War II order, which was established by the United Nations and the Bretton Woods international monetary framework, with an…


NatSec Expert: ‘We No Longer Need to Censor Ourselves’ About Chinese Communist Party

In a discussion that Hudson Institute senior fellow Arthur Herman described as “particularly chilling,” experts with Hudson’s Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base spoke Oct. 14 on the threat of Chinese economic coercion to the supply chains for defense-critical advanced batteries. One of three talks at Hudson’s “Powering Innovation: Advanced Batteries and…


Huawei Seeks to Recruit Foreign Talents to ‘Lead the World’

Despite setbacks in the United States, Canada, and Australia over national security issues, Ren Zhengfei, the CEO of Huawei, is adjusting his policy to recruit more Western talent around the world to expand his overseas markets. Ren made a speech at the recent work report meeting on Sept. 28, focusing on “acquiring the world’s best…


‘They Choose to Steal Rather Than Innovate’: Experts Sound Alarm on China’s Theft of American IP

U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that the threat of intellectual property (IP) theft from the communist Chinese regime is one of the most important trade issues facing the country. But at the root of the problem lies a larger issue, one that is rarely broached in public, according to Evan Anderson, CEO of INVNT/IP, a…


Chinese Regime’s Widespread Influence Operations in Canada Documented in French Report

Chinese regime influence operations in Canada are broad and pervasive, according to a comprehensive report published by a French government-affiliated think tank. From stifling dissident voices to influencing politics, media, and education, from manipulating information to utilizing local organizations, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using every non-kinetic means in its toolbox to sway Canada…


Beijing Rebranded Confucius Institutes in Response to Rising International Criticism: Report

Around the world, the Chinese regime has partnered with universities and academic institutions to install language centers known as Confucius Institutes (CIs). Drawing upon the name of China’s most famous philosopher, Beijing has promoted these centers as an educational gateway to the country’s language, culture, and history. But these centers are not as benign as…