{"id":1984366,"date":"2023-07-27T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-intelligence-official-says-chinese-factory-will-100-bring-spies-to-us\/"},"modified":"2023-07-27T16:55:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T20:55:55","slug":"ex-intelligence-official-says-chinese-factory-will-100-bring-spies-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-intelligence-official-says-chinese-factory-will-100-bring-spies-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Former intelligence official confirms Chinese factory will definitely send spies to the US."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-intelligence-official-says-chinese-factory-will-100-bring-spies-to-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1984366&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Chinese Company Building Battery \u2063Factory in Michigan Will &#8220;100 Percent&#8221; Bring Spies, Former Intelligence Official \u2064Warns<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>Former intelligence\u2062 official Bill Evanina told Congress\u2062 Wednesday that a Chinese company trying to build \u200ba battery \u2062factory in Michigan will &#8220;100 percent&#8221;\u200d bring spies to the United \u200bStates.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Evanina, who served as director of the National Counterintelligence\u200d and Security Center, was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/committeeonccp\/status\/1684365456302284800?s=20\"><span>asked<\/span><\/a><span>  by Rep. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.)\u2062 if it\u200d is &#8220;basically a guarantee\u2063 that some of the people who\u2063 come from China to work \u2063on this project will\u2063 spy \u200bfor the CCP.&#8221; Evanina responded, &#8220;100 percent.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;There will be an effort by the Communist\u200c Party of China to infiltrate that capability via cyber, human, and hybrid \u200cmethods,&#8221; Evanina told the Select Committee on \u200dthe Chinese Communist Party during a Wednesday hearing Wednesday. &#8220;Using businessmen, engineers, and what we call the\u2062 non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doc-foreign-student-visa-holder-tried-to-leave-us-with-sensitive-military-intel\/\" title=\"Doc: Foreign Student Visa Holder Tried To Leave US With Sensitive Military Intel\">-traditional collectors<\/a>,\u200d they will go over and above \u200bto implement their methods in that particular technology that\u2019s in your district.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Michigan Battery\u200d Plants \u2064Under Scrutiny for CCP Ties<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>The project is one of two planned battery plants in Michigan\u2064 that have come under \u200cscrutiny for CCP ties in \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-seen-cowering-behind-the-police-last-night-in-dc-after-being-confronted-by-the-proud-boys\/\" title=\"Antifa Seen Cowering Behind the Police Last Night in DC After Being Confronted by the Proud Boys\">past year<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Gotion Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of China-based Gotion High-Tech Co., is set to build a $2.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-intelligence-official-says-chinese-factory-will-100-bring-spies-to-us\/\" title=\"Former intelligence official confirms Chinese factory will definitely send spies to the US.\">4 billion \u200delectric vehicle battery plant<\/a>\u200b near Big Rapids, Mich., and has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsgrandrapids.com\/news\/manufacturing\/michigan-approves-715m-incentives-package-for-chinese-firms-ev-battery-plant\/\"><span>received<\/span><\/a><span>  more than $700 \u200bmillion in state and local incentives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Another <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/21\/lawmakers-probe-ford-partnership-with-chinese-battery-supplier-catl.html\"><span>project<\/span><\/a><span>  in the southern part of\u2064 the state involving Ford and\u200b another Chinese battery \u200cmanufacturer, CATL, has \u2064drawn similar scrutiny.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Federal lawmakers, including\u2064 select \u200bcommittee chair Rep. Mike Gallagher (R., Wis.), are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/21\/lawmakers-probe-ford-partnership-with-chinese-battery-supplier-catl.html\"><span>asking<\/span><\/a><span>  Ford for licensing \u2062documents and more information \u200con the deal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Federal regulators last month <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/business\/autos\/2023\/06\/13\/feds-decline-review-of-chinese-battery-plant-plans-in-big-rapids-company-says\/70317340007\/\"><span>declined<\/span><\/a><span>  to review the\u2063 Gotion\u200c project after state lawmakers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wzzm13.com\/article\/news\/local\/gotion-battery-plant-approved-near-big-rapids\/69-3dbe01e7-2544-4ed7-b013-bbb1d74155ce\"><span>gave<\/span><\/a><span>  \u2063final approval in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>CATL, Ford\u2019s Chinese partner, has been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/12\/22\/business\/china-catl-electric-car-batteries.html\"><span>bolstered<\/span><\/a><span>  by the Chinese\u2062 Communist Party \u200din\u2062 recent years with investments, \u2064subsidies, and favorable regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Chinese Influence \u2063and Technology Theft<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Both projects come as lawmakers and regulators in Washington raise concerns about \u200cChinese influence in the U.S. economy and theft of American technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Beijing-linked hackers earlier this month <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/china-hacks-us-ambassadors-email\/\"><span>compromised<\/span><\/a><span>  the emails of thousands of\u2063 U.S.\u2063 officials, including\u2062 the U.S.\u2063 ambassador to China and Commerce\u2063 Secretary Gina Raimondo.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>&#8220;The CCP is working \u2064to attract American \u200dscientists through its Thousand Talents program, hacking \u200bAmerica\u2019s \u200bmost innovative companies, and stealing our discoveries and know-how \u200bwhile punishing dissidents within and beyond \u2062its own borders,&#8221; Josh Wolfe, cofounder of venture capital \u2064firm Lux Capital, told the\u200b select \u2064committee Wednesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Investigation \u2063into U.S. \u2063Investments \u200cin Chinese Tech Ventures<\/h3>\n<p><span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audit-michigan-may-have-paid-billions-in-fraudulent-jobless-claims-gretchen-whitmer-administration-hit-with-kickback-allegations\/\" title=\"Audit: Michigan May Have Paid Billions in 'Fraudulent' Jobless Claims; Gretchen Whitmer Administration Hit with 'Kickback' Allegations\">select committee<\/a> said \u200clast week\u200c it is \u200c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-venture-firms-deals-in-china-tech-investigated-by-congress-panel-710addc8\"><span>investigating<\/span><\/a><span>  U.S.\u2063 investments in Chinese tech ventures, saying\u2064 American firms could be \u200baiding China\u2019s military advancement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-looms-over-israeli-presidents-speech-to-congress-amid-democratic-split\/\" title=\"Netanyahu overshadows Israeli president's Congress speech amidst Democratic divide.\">human rights\u2064 abuses<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;It\u2019s \u2064one thing \u200cto think about\u2064 the Belt and Road Initiative,&#8221; Wolfe said. &#8220;It\u2019s another thing if you are handing somebody the belt to tie around \u2062your neck.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/china\/\" title=\"View all posts in China\">China<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former intelligence official Bill Evanina testified before Congress, stating that a Chinese company&#8217;s plan to construct a battery factory in Michigan will undoubtedly result in the infiltration of spies into the United States. Evanina, previously the director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, assured Rep. John Moolenaar (R., Mich.) that this outcome is essentially guaranteed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2083,"featured_media":1984367,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1984366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2083"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1984366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1984366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1984366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1984366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1984366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}