Two Republican senators on Wednesday unveiled legislation that seeks to block China and other foreign adversaries from purchasing land near U.S. military bases. The bill, named the Protecting Military Installations and Ranges Act of 2021 (pdf), is led by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). It would require the the Committee on Foreign…
Senators’ Bill Would Block Foreign Adversaries From Purchasing Land Near Military Bases
Sens. Cotton, Ernst Introduce Bill to Prevent Agricultural Tech Theft by Chinese Regime
A pair of Republican senators on Wednesday introduced legislation that seeks to establish an office of intelligence within the Agriculture Department to keep U.S. agricultural innovations from falling into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other “foreign threats.” The bill (pdf), named the Agricultural Intelligence Measures (AIM) Act of 2021 (S.4768), was…
University Math Professor Indicted for Hiding Support From China
April 21, 2021
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A Southern Illinois University–Carbondale mathematics professor and researcher has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of wire fraud and one count of making a false statement for failing to disclose support he was receiving from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Chinese state-run university. Professor Mingqing Xiao defrauded the National Science Foundation…
Mathematics Professor Indicted for Fraud Over Failing to Disclose China Ties
April 21, 2021
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Federal authorities indicted a Southern Illinois University mathematics professor and researcher on wire fraud and false statements charges for failing to disclose the support he was receiving from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and a Chinese state-run university. According to the indictment filed with the U.S. District Court in Southern Illinois, Professor Mingqing Xiao defrauded the National…
Xi to Attend Biden’s Climate Change Summit in First Meeting of Two Leaders
April 21, 2021
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BEIJING—Chinese leader Xi Jinping will attend a U.S.-led climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden, in the first meeting between the two leaders since the advent of the new U.S. administration. Biden has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual summit starting on Thursday, after bringing the…
US Lawmakers Back $100 Billion Science Push to Compete With China
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on April 21 introduced legislation calling for $100 billion in government spending over five years on basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure from the Chinese regime. The measure, sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Republican Senator Todd Young and others,…
US Lawmakers Intensify Bipartisan Efforts to Counter China
A bipartisan U.S. congressional push to counteract China picked up steam on Wednesday as a Senate committee overwhelmingly backed a bill pressing Beijing on human rights and economic competition and other lawmakers introduced a measure seeking billions for technology research. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the “Strategic Competition Act of 2021” by 21-1, sending the bill for a vote in…
China-Linked Hackers Used VPN Flaw to Target US Defense Industry: Researchers
April 21, 2021
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WASHINGTON—At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American virtual private networking devices to spy on the U.S. defense industry, researchers and the devices’ manufacturer said Tuesday. Utah-based IT company Ivanti said in a statement the hackers took advantage of the flaw in its Pulse Connect Secure…
Researcher Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets from US Hospital
A hospital researcher on April 19 was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from an Ohio children’s hospital to sell in China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou Yu, 51, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to stealing at least five trade secrets relating to exosome research from the Nationwide Children’s…
Researcher Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Stealing Trade Secrets to Sell in China
A hospital researcher on April 19 was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from an Ohio children’s hospital to sell in China, according to the Justice Department. Zhou Yu, 51, pleaded guilty in December 2020 to stealing at least five trade secrets relating to exosome research from the Nationwide Children’s…
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