It's time to lay all cards on the table! The Deputy Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency has openly stated that the United States is launching a broader espionage campaign against Chinese enterprises! On September 9, according to a report by The New York Times, CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis said the U.S. is conducting more extensive espionage activities against China—including Chinese enterprises—to counter its status as a dual military and economic "threat." He claimed that China presents us with a fundamentally different kind of threat because this competition is primarily economic.

The CIA needs expanded authorization for its intelligence operations, as valuable intelligence about these technologies "cannot be obtained through channels used for political or military intelligence." We have always been collecting intelligence in some form or shape. Clearly, this statement by U.S. officials marks the point where pretense is no longer worth maintaining. The message is unmistakable: the U.S. intends to resort to espionage targeting our enterprises, willing to abandon even basic decorum in order to contain China’s development.

Previously, the U.S. long accused other nations of so-called "economic espionage," portraying itself as a guardian of intellectual property rights. Now, however, the U.S. national machinery has stepped directly into the arena, leading the charge in economic espionage. Such brazen behavior demands our utmost vigilance. In the future, the U.S. will likely conduct even more frequent infiltration, enticement, and subversion campaigns targeting our scientific researchers, technical experts, overseas branches, and supply chain nodes.

Therefore, personnel in our technology sector must remain highly vigilant when engaging with U.S. counterparts. Meanwhile, our national security forces will face increasingly severe and complex missions to counter infiltration and prevent industrial espionage. It is evident that Sino-U.S. competition has now extended from politics, economics, and technology into the realm of national security. As American actions grow increasingly without ethical boundaries, we certainly must harbor no illusions about them.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1875818981074060/

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