{"id":2078051,"date":"2023-10-24T16:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-in-human-history-five-eyes-intelligence-chiefs-sound-alarm-on-chinas-technology-theft\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:36:50","slug":"unprecedented-in-human-history-five-eyes-intelligence-chiefs-sound-alarm-on-chinas-technology-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-in-human-history-five-eyes-intelligence-chiefs-sound-alarm-on-chinas-technology-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unprecedented Alarm: Five Eyes Chiefs Warn of China&#8217;s Tech Theft&#8217;"},"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\">20<\/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%2Funprecedented-in-human-history-five-eyes-intelligence-chiefs-sound-alarm-on-chinas-technology-theft%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=2078051&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--><blockquote>\n<p>Communist China&#8217;s espionage operations,\u2062 including theft\u2062 of\u2064 intellectual property in technology\u2064 and other \u200dtrade \u2064secrets, pose significant threats to the\u2063 West\u2064 and is &#8220;unprecedented in human history,&#8221; intelligence chiefs from the Five Eyes alliance \u200dwarned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Intelligence chiefs\u2063 from the Five Eyes alliance have issued a stark warning about the \u200dunprecedented threat posed by Communist \u2063China&#8217;s espionage operations. These\u2062 operations, which involve \u2062the theft\u2062 of intellectual property and trade secrets, are \u2062causing significant harm to Western\u200d nations.\u200b The \u200cscale and\u2063 scope of China&#8217;s actions are unlike anything seen before in history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GdJK9q_2f38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with CBS News&#8217;s &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; on Oct.\u200b 22, the intelligence leaders from the Five Eyes alliance shared\u2063 their concerns \u2063about the Chinese\u2063 Communist Party&#8217;s (CCP) threats, what it\u2063 means \u2063to democracies, as well as the \u200dmessage they \u200dwant to \u200dsend to Beijing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Five Eyes alliance, consisting of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United\u200d States, and New Zealand, was\u2063 established after World \u2063War\u2064 II as an intelligence alliance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/canadian-spy-chief-stresses-co-operation-on-research-security-at-five-eyes-summit-5511903?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Canadian Spy Chief Stresses Cooperation on Research\u200c Security \u2063at Five Eyes Summit<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/17\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/canadian-spy-chief-stresses-co-operation-on-research-security-at-five-eyes-summit-5511903?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source><\/picture><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/ccp-overwhelms-western-intelligence-agencies-with-its-mass-collection-approach-former-csis-manager-5511897?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">CCP Overwhelms Western Intelligence Agencies With Its &#8216;Mass \u2062Collection&#8217; Approach: Former CSIS Manager<\/h3>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/ccp-overwhelms-western-intelligence-agencies-with-its-mass-collection-approach-former-csis-manager-5511897?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source><\/picture><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray emphasized that the Chinese regime\u200c is the most significant threat \u2062of this generation. Their actions pose a comprehensive threat to our\u200b ideas, innovation, economic security, and national security. The FBI is currently investigating around 2,000 cases related to Chinese \u200bgovernment \u200cefforts to steal information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>&#8216;Unprecedented in Human History&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The Chinese regime&#8217;s espionage operations \u2064are \u2063carried out through various means, including hacking. The scale of their hacking program\u2063 is unparalleled, surpassing that \u200bof any \u200bother nation. They have stolen an\u2063 enormous amount\u200b of \u200cpersonal and\u2062 corporate data, far exceeding any other country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In September, it\u200d was\u2062 revealed that hackers\u200d linked to \u200bthe CCP\u2063 had breached \u2062thousands of\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-rundown-congress-shreds-fbi-chief-but-whats-the-gops-end-goal-plus-china-hacks-u-s-agencies-microsoft\/\" title=\"Congress criticizes FBI Chief, GOP's objective unclear. China hacks US agencies, Microsoft affected.\">email accounts belonging<\/a> to U.S. government agencies. This \u2063breach affected high-ranking officials, including Commerce \u200dSecretary Gina \u200cRaimondo\u200c and\u200c U.S. Ambassador\u2063 to China Nicholas Burns. These incidents highlight \u200bthe \u200bextent of the CCP&#8217;s espionage efforts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Mike Burgess, the director of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the \u200cscale of the CCP&#8217;s espionage efforts is unprecedented. Their \u2064actions go\u2064 beyond traditional espionage and involve massive theft on an unprecedented level.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese businesses have also attempted\u2064 to acquire\u2063 land, businesses, \u2064and infrastructure in the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-suspected-in-damaging-taiwans-undersea-internet-cables\/\" title=\"China suspected in damaging Taiwan\u2019s undersea internet cables\">raising national security concerns<\/a>.\u2064 Similar concerns\u200b have\u200b been raised in \u200bCanada,\u2062 where Chinese companies \u2063have purchased land near sensitive areas \u2062for spying operations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Intelligence agencies \u200dhave observed the CCP&#8217;s disguised approaches\u200b to individuals in the\u2064 UK who \u2063possess valuable information. These\u200b approaches often occur through professional networking sites and have\u2064 resulted in over 20,000 instances of attempted information extraction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>Transnational Repression<\/h2>\n<p>The CCP&#8217;s threat extends beyond espionage campaigns and includes the targeting of Chinese dissidents living abroad. The \u200dintelligence chiefs cited examples of the CCP&#8217;s efforts\u2064 to\u2064 intimidate and suppress \u200cindividuals who criticize Beijing, including attempts to derail political campaigns and even\u200d discussions of causing harm\u2064 to candidates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>One such case involved Xiong Yan, \u200da U.S. Army veteran\u200c and congressional hopeful, \u2064who was targeted by\u2062 the \u2063CCP due to his\u2062 involvement in pro-democracy protests. The CCP attempted to manufacture \u200da political scandal and even encouraged physical harm \u200bto \u200bbefall him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>A \u200bsign\u200d opposing\u2062 a corn \u200dmill in Grand Forks, N.D., stands near 370 acres recently annexed by the city for\u200c the project.\u200c Many residents \u2063don&#8217;t\u200c want the project in the\u200b city because the owner \u2063has reputed ties to the Chinese Communist \u2063Party\u2063 through its company chairman. (Allan Stein\/The \u200dEpoch \u200bTimes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The CCP&#8217;s Operation \u2062Fox Hunt, which involves pursuing dissidents abroad\u2064 through \u2062harassment and intimidation, was also highlighted. In a recent case,\u200d three\u200b individuals were \u200bconvicted for intimidating a\u200d New Jersey family on \u200dbehalf of the CCP, pressuring them to return\u2063 to China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8216;Threat to Our Way of Life&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063Five Eyes\u2064 alliance recently convened\u2063 to address the imminent threat posed by the\u2064 CCP&#8217;s technology theft. The senior intelligence officials held\u2064 discussions with\u2062 Silicon\u2063 Valley executives and Stanford University to \u200csafeguard intellectual property. FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2063 emphasized \u2063that the Chinese espionage program is not just a problem for Wall Street \u200dbut also for Main Street, \u200cas \u2064it\u200d directly impacts American\u200d jobs and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr. Wray&#8217;s message to the \u200cChinese regime is clear: if they want to be considered a\u200c great nation, they\u2064 must\u200d start acting \u2062like one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<em>Andrew Thornebrooke contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What strategies does \u200dChina employ \u200dto undermine Western businesses and jeopardize national security?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  To silence and intimidate critics through harassment, surveillance, and coercion. This\u200c transnational repression poses a threat not\u200c only to the individuals targeted but also \u200dto the values of democracy\u2064 and freedom upheld by Western nations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Furthermore, the intelligence \u200dchiefs highlighted the CCP&#8217;s aggressive pursuit\u200b of emerging technologies. China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unprecedented-in-human-history-five-eyes-intelligence-chiefs-sound-alarm-on-chinas-technology-theft\/\" title=\"'Unprecedented Alarm: Five Eyes Chiefs Warn of China's Tech Theft'\">strategy involves acquiring foreign technology companies<\/a>, investing heavily in research and development, and engaging in intellectual property theft. This not only undermines the competitiveness of Western businesses but also jeopardizes national security by enabling China to\u200b gain strategic\u200d advantages in key sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode inbody-shortcodes\">\n<div class=\"shortcode-post-image\">\n<div class=\"media-element lazyload-inline-image\">\n<div class=\"mejs-inner\" style=\"padding-top: 66.6606%;\">\n<div class=\"mejs-mediaelement\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/23\/communist-chinas-espionage-operations-1023-200x107.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/23\/communist-chinas-espionage-operations-1023-200x107.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/23\/comm\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that Communist China&#8217;s espionage activities, which involve stealing technology and trade secrets, present grave dangers to the West. They described these operations as unparalleled in human history. The intelligence chiefs from the Five Eyes alliance conveyed this message during an interview with CBS News&#8217;s &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; on Oct. 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2488,"featured_media":2078052,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2078051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2078051","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\/2488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2078051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2078051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2078052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2078051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2078051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2078051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}