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So is your argument that the US spys so it shouldn't look for potential cases of foreign spying in its own country? That seems kind of naive. In light of your

So is your argument that the US spys so it shouldn't look for potential cases of foreign spying in its own country? That seems kind of naive. In light of your argument transparency in research funding becomes even more important BECAUSE the US government spies so readily not in spite of it. The US can only expect countries to try to treat it in the manner its treats them so we should be looking for it. This article highlights the looking for it part.

fit2rule 6y ago
The point is, the claimed moral authority over China's spying activities is a tribalist fallacy, because after all, when it comes to using the intelligence services of the state to usurp progress in other countries, America leads the way. If the US were really treated the way it treats other countries, Chicago would be a pile of smoking ruin and a sizeable portion of the American population would be trying to find refuge.