The Washington Post today published an investigation showing that US-origin software is central to Chinaās hypersonic missile development. This is part of a broader trend in which US originated technology, including semiconductors, have been exported to key strategic end uses in China.
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In 2021, German media published their findings of an investigation claiming German engine technology was being used in Chinese military warships.[1] According to the report, two companies were identified as providing marine diesel engines. These companies were MTU and the French branch of MAN, a Volkswagen subsidiary.
In 2021 a team at University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) launched a āquantum linkā network. The network was developed using technology and equipment from foreign universities and countries. Through this university collaboration, the PRC has developed an āunhackableā communication network connecting Beijing to Shanghai.
Xiaoqing Zheng[1] worked at General Electric (GE) for 10 years from 2008 to 2018 serving as an engineer specializing in sealing technology. During his tenure at GE, Mr. Zheng had conspired with Zahoxi Zhang, a business partner from the PRC, to steal GEās turbine technology and reproduce said technology in China for profit.
Xiang Haitao[1] was an imaging scientist working for The Climate Corporation in St. Louis. The Climate Corporation is a subsidiary of Monsanto. In his work as an imaging scientist, Xiang developed software that would analyze field data to make predictions and increase farmers' productivity.
In 2021[1], Xiaorong You, a.k.a. Shannon You, was convicted for conspiracy to commit trade secret theft and economic espionage. Shannon was a former employee of the Cola-Cola company in Atlanta and then the Eastman Chemical Company in Kingsport.
Ge Songtao was the chairman of Shanghai Breeze Technology Co. Ltd., a Shanghai-based company that specializes in marine equipment. For the advancement of his own company, Ge was looking to source ācombat rubber raiding craft equipped with engines that could operate using gasoline, diesel fuel or jet fuelā. Ge leveraged an employee based in the United States named Yang Yang. Yang was instructed to order the gasoline engines that were military model.
In 2016, Wenxia Man, a.k.a.
Wei Sun had been an employee of Raytheon Missile and Defense for 10 years before attempting to illegally transport proprietary technical information out of the country and into China. In 2018, ahead of international travel Sun had requested to take a company laptop on his travels. Raytheon denied the request.
Yi-Chi Shih, a California resident and former president of Chengdu GaStone Technology Company (CGTC), was attempting to steal monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) from a US based company to ship back to China for reproduction by CGTC. Shih used a front company he operated called Pullman Lane Productions, LLC. Pullman was being financed by the PRC government for the acquisition of MMIC technology.