Tag: China Initiative

DOJ’s Halt to Program Targeting CCP Espionage a Show of ‘Weakness’: Sen. Cotton

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent decision to scrap the “China Initiative,” a Trump-era effort to thwart economic espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is “another instance of weakness” by the Biden administration, a U.S. senator says. “The CCP has stolen trillions of dollars of American intellectual property, destroyed millions of American jobs, and turned students…


DOJ Terminates Program Targeting Chinese Espionage Amid Accusations of Racism

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Feb. 23 that it’s ending the “China Initiative,” an effort to combat economic espionage, trade theft, and technology transfer by the Chinese regime. The program will be replaced with a broader approach focused on countering espionage, cyberattacks, and other threats from a range of countries, a top DOJ…


As DOJ’s Crackdown on Chinese Espionage Draws Criticism, Others Say Program Is Necessary but Needs Reform

News Analysis The Department of Justice (DOJ) is completing a review of its anti-espionage “China Initiative,” which critics of the program hope will result in a shift away from its controversial targeting of academic researchers. The news follows numerous allegations of racial discrimination and misconduct leveled by academics and civil rights advocacy groups. It is…


The Need for Greater Transparency in the China Initiative

Commentary Almost since its creation, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) China Initiative, which targets law enforcement actions against threats from China, has been subject to criticism. Critics’ primary complaints stem from what they see as the potential for racial profiling. How can the U.S. government target an authoritarian government—which is actively looking to exploit openness…


Former Arkansas Professor Pleads Guilty to Lying About China Patents

A former professor at the University of Arkansas (UA) on Friday pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to the FBI about patents for his inventions in China. Simon Saw-Teong Ang, 64, of Fayetteville, had 24 patents filed in China under his name or Chinese birth name, listing him as one of…