China acquiring important data through companies, universities: US
Zee News
Beijing`s strategy includes acquiring data and know-how, not just through hacking and other illicit acts but also through legal means such as acquisitions, investments and partnerships that businesses and researchers may not realize pose risks.
Washington: US officials warned companies and universities about the risks of working with Chinese entities in key emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum computing.
Ellen Nakashima, a national security reporter with The Washington Post said that US counterintelligence officials have begun a concerted push to caution companies about risks of working with Chinese entities.
Officials stressed they are not advocating that industry and researchers "decouple," or cut all ties with these entities, but they say they want people to understand that the Chinese government has a sweeping national plan to dominate in these fields.
