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# The China Threat

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## The China Threat

﻿ The counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts emanating from the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party are a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.

Confronting this threat is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority.

To be clear, the adversary is not the Chinese people or people of Chinese descent or heritage. The threat comes from the programs and policies pursued by an authoritarian government.

The Chinese government is employing tactics that seek to influence lawmakers and public opinion to achieve policies that are more favorable to China.

At the same time, the Chinese government is seeking to become the world’s greatest superpower through predatory lending and business practices, systematic theft of intellectual property, and brazen cyber intrusions.

China’s efforts target businesses, academic institutions, researchers, lawmakers, and the general public and will require a whole-of-society response. The government and the private sector must commit to working together to better understand and counter the threat.

 

### Made in Beijing: The Plan for Global Market Domination

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### Protecting the Cornerstones of our Society

The Chinese government is exploiting our country’s free and open society to develop and maintain a strategic edge.

### Transnational Repression

Some countries’ governments harass and intimidate their own citizens living in the U.S. This violates U.S. law and individual rights and freedoms.

### Chinese Talent Plans

Learn more about Chinese talent plans, how they work, and risks to U.S. businesses, universities, and laboratories—as well as to talent plan participants.

### Clearance Holders Targeted on Social Media

Learn more about the threat to people with security clearances through a film inspired by actual events.

> “The greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information and intellectual property, and to our economic vitality, is the counterintelligence and economic espionage threat from China.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray﻿

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## In the News 

Stories, speeches, testimony, and press releases highlight the threat China poses to our economic and national security.

## Listing

Results: 201 Items

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04.12.2024

Protecting Quantum Science and Technology

Foreign adversaries are increasingly targeting a wide range of U.S. quantum companies, universities, and government labs. The National Counterintelligence Task Force's Quantum Information Science Counterintelligence Protection Team unites the FBI with our intelligence and security partners to protect quantum information science and technology developed in the U.S. and like-minded nations.
 
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03.19.2024

Owners of China-Based Company Charged with Conspiracy to Send Trade Secrets Belonging to Leading U.S.-Based Electric Vehicle Company

Klaus Pflugbeil, a Canadian national and a resident of China, and Yilong Shao, a Chinese national, have been charged with conspiring to send trade secrets.
 
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03.12.2024

Recounting FBI Dallas’ Success Last Year

FBI Dallas' Special Agent in Charge Chad Yarbrough reflects on first 12 months at the helm.
 
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03.07.2024

Chinese National Residing in California Arrested for Theft of Artificial Intelligence-Related Trade Secrets from Google

Linwei Ding, aka Leon Ding, was charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets in connection with an alleged plan to steal from Google proprietary information related to artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
 
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01.31.2024

China's Hackers Have Entire Nation in Their Crosshairs, FBI Director Warns

Chinese government hacking efforts now target the entire American populace, and the escalating urgency of the overall threat that China poses to U.S. national security requires more investment in the FBI’s capabilities, FBI Director Wray warned lawmakers during a January 31 appearance before the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party .
 

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## The China Threat: Primers 

These resources for businesses, universities, and research institutions provide an overview of the risks partners face from China and how they can protect themselves from threats.
                    - Executive Summary - China: The Risk to Corporate America 
                    - China: The Risk to Corporate America 
                    - China: The Risk to Academia 

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## Wanted by the FBI 

These fugitives are wanted for a variety of crimes committed against U.S. interests on behalf of China.

## Listing

Results: 37 Items

                          -    WANG QIANG 
                          -    DONG TING 
                          -    BI HONGWEI 
                          -    WANG LIN 
                          -    YUAN WEIDONG 
                          -    TIAN PENG 
                          -    MING CHUNDE 
                          -    CHEN CHENGHUA 
                          -    HOU XUEXIN 
                          -    ZHENG WANG 
                          -    GUOCHUN HE 
                          -    FU QIANG 
                          -    JIANG LIZHI 
                          -    QIAN CHUAN 
                          -    TAN DAILIN 
                          -    ZHANG HAORAN 
                          -    APT 41 GROUP 
                          -    YANQING YE 
                          -    BOYUSEC HACKERS 
                          -    CHINESE PLA MEMBERS, 54th RESEARCH INSTITUTE 
                          -    FUJIE WANG 
                          -    APT 10 GROUP 
                          -    ZHANG SHILONG 
                          -    ZHU HUA 
                          -    HUI HUANG 
                          -    GANG LIU 
                          -    GU CHUNHUI 
                          -    WANG DONG 
                          -    WEN XINYU 
                          -    HUANG ZHENYU 
                          -    SUN KAILIANG 
                          -    LI FANGWEI 
                          -    Ye, Jian 
                          -    Wang, Lei 
                          -    Wang, Hongwei 
                          -    Lin, Yong 
                          -    Li, Shaoming 

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