The issue is that China has blurred lines between government and industry, and industry often uses government resources to accomplish "private" goals. Private d

The issue is that China has blurred lines between government and industry, and industry often uses government resources to accomplish "private" goals. Private defense companies use Chinese intelligence assets to gain access to IP as part of a strategic technological transfer. The US has no such system. Private companies are left to their own devices and in some ways hostile to government help. On the government side, they are not well equipped to understand or handle the needs of individual businesses. If we want to combat this, we need to seriously change the way we approach the problem. The reality is that private companies have immense long term strategic value for the US and we need to protect that.