Tag: Chinese intellectual property theft

Top US Chipmaking Equipment Supplier Accuses Chinese-Owned Rival of Trade Secret Theft Campaign

Applied Materials Inc. is suing Chinese-owned rival Mattson over an alleged 14-month orchestrated campaign to steal some of its most valuable intellectual property. The lawsuit mainly centers around Mattson dedicated efforts to lure key staff members away from Applied Materials and the suspicious circumstances coinciding with their departures. In little more than the span of…


Rep. Lance Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…


Rep. Gooden Introduces Bill to Re-establish Trump-Era Program Targeting Chinese Espionage

Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) introduced a bill on March 7 to re-establish the China Initiative—a Trump-era program that aimed at countering economic espionage, intellectual property theft, and other threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation (pdf)—called the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act—is intended to reinstate the China Initiative program,…


Bipartisan Lawmakers Dismiss China’s Threat of ‘Catastrophic’ Conflict

Lawmakers from both parties hit back at China after the communist regime’s foreign minister demanded the United States stop viewing Beijing as a rival—or face consequences. On March 7, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) dismissed China’s threat and reminded the Chinese regime of its actions against the United States. “I’ll just point out this—$500 billion a…


South Korean Prosecutors Indict 6 For Leaking National Core Technology to China

Six South Korean nationals were indicted for leaking the country’s national core technology to China. The stolen technologies pertain to the Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) used in manufacturing semiconductor wafers. The Technology and Design Police Division of the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and the Daejeon District Prosecutors’ Office said on Jan. 26 that they…


Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea Enact Legislation to Prevent the CCP From Stealing High-Tech Secrets

For a long time, in addition to stealing international advanced technology through commercial espionage and international students, the communist regime (CCP) has obtained commercial secrets by bribing scientific and technological personnel of major foreign companies. To stop such theft, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea have recently taken action and legislated protective laws. From May 23…


CSIS Warned Canada’s Space Agency About Engineer Now Charged in Relation to China

Canada’s spy agency repeatedly warned the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) about one of its former engineers who now faces charges for allegedly using his position to negotiate on behalf of a Chinese aerospace company, according to new court documents obtained by CBC News. The RCMP said in a statement on Dec. 8, 2021, that its investigation led…


Global Arms Trade Continues To Prosper Despite Economic Downturn, US And China Top Two

Arms sales continue to grow among the world’s top weapons manufacturers despite the shrunken global economy in 2020, with U.S. companies ranking first and Chinese second. On Dec. 6, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released the latest ranking of the world’s top 100 arms-producing and military services companies in terms of total arms…


Microchips: China’s Weakest Link?

Commentary When China decides to enter into a new undertaking, it rarely holds back. It has built the world’s largest high-speed rail network, the world’s fastest supercomputer, and the world’s largest hydroelectric dam. Beijing’s ongoing “Made in China 2025” initiative is a ten-year plan to make the country the global leader in such fields as…