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We can focus on "real issues" while also recognizing the active espionage and cyber-warfare being conducted by the Chinese. Healthcare is a huge priority for th
by lordlimecat 7y ago
We can focus on "real issues" while also recognizing the active espionage and cyber-warfare being conducted by the Chinese. Healthcare is a huge priority for them and it is not hard to find cases of them setting up state security agents as professors to induce masters and phd candidates to perform spying while working at e.g. NIH.
China's reputation for business and state espionage is not some racist or xenophobic trend; it comes from years of them performing said espionage.
- LatteLazy 7y agoCan you link me to that case? It sounds very interesting but my Googlefu is weak...
- Rebelgecko 7y agoNot specifically the NIH, but someone was recently arrested trying to take work from a hospital's cancer research lab back to China: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/30/chinese-medical-student-accused-trying-smuggle-cancer-research-material-out-boston/24LsrDLdJJkbvZ0do3F9HO/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/12/30/chinese-medical... The article mentions that the NIH has 180+ active investigations, although it sounds like those are based more on funding sources than straight-up espionage
- xenophonf 7y agoI don't understand why anyone would spy on the NIH. It isn't like they work in secret. Every bit of work done by their scientists and grant recipients will end up published in the appropriate journal.
- DataWorker 7y agoSpying can mean more than just gathering information. Subversion and control of our institutions seem desirable goals for example.
- koheripbal 7y agoMy favorite Chinese cyber espionage story is the one that was just randomly found when a team was conducting a routine pen-test. Darknet Diaries source: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/21/ https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/21/