{"id":2435055,"date":"2025-05-15T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-want-more-info-on-doj-countering-chinese-espionage-ip-theft\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T13:10:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T17:10:34","slug":"senators-want-more-info-on-doj-countering-chinese-espionage-ip-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-want-more-info-on-doj-countering-chinese-espionage-ip-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators want more info on DOJ countering Chinese espionage, IP theft"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fsenators-want-more-info-on-doj-countering-chinese-espionage-ip-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=2435055&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--><p>A bipartisan effort led by Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Chris Coons (D-DE) is underway to investigate how the Department of justice (DOJ) is tackling Chinese espionage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-partners-at-firm-hired-to-review-lincoln-project-scandal-have-donated-thousands-to-group\/\" title=\"Senior Partners at Firm Hired to \u2018Review\u2019 Lincoln Project Scandal Have Donated Thousands to Group\">intellectual property theft<\/a>. The proposed legislation, known as the Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act, aims to provide detailed insights into the DOJ&#8217;s actions against these threats, highlighting concerns that span both political parties.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would require the Attorney General, in collaboration with other key officials, to produce an annual report for seven years detailing efforts to combat espionage and IP theft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-uk-watchdogs-say-hackers-for-hire-are-targeting-law-firms\/\" title=\"French and UK watchdogs warn of law firm targeting by hackers-for-hire.\">including threats posed<\/a> by foreign spies, researchers in U.S.institutions,and more. In addition, the DOJ would need to report on how it safeguards the civil rights and privacy of U.S. citizens amidst these efforts.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative arises during heightened tensions between the U.S. and China, especially in the context of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-handed-3-former-u-s-ambassadors-to-china-or-their-children-are-cashing-in-with-chinese-state-backed-companies\/\" title=\"\u2018Red-Handed\u2019: 3 Former U.S. Ambassadors to China or Their Children Are Cashing in with Chinese State-Backed Companies\">ongoing trade disputes<\/a>. Estimates suggest that China may steal up to $600 billion in American intellectual property annually. Recent espionage incidents, such as surveillance balloons and unauthorized operations on U.S. soil, further amplify the urgency of this legislation. While it has potential for bipartisan support,the timing may be elaborate due to other legislative priorities in Congress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Senators want to know more on how DOJ is countering Chinese espionage, IP theft<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2121662\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>A bipartisan duo of senators is looking to pull back the curtains on the Justice Department&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/3408577\/us-china-trade-relations-tariff-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"U.S. efforts to combat\">efforts to combat<\/a> Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackburn.senate.gov\/services\/files\/60FC72F5-16DA-4865-9B9F-E6DCD307C360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Countering Chinese Espionage Reporting Act<\/a>, the forthcoming measure from Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marsha Blackburn\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-coons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Marsha Blackburn\">Chris Coons<\/a> (D-DE) seeks to uncover details on how the U.S. agency is combatting the foreign adversary over concerns that have long plagued both political parties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3411855\/watch-live-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-senate-hearing\/\">WATCH LIVE: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy testifies on the budget&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3411459\/senate-adds-house-gop-headache-promise-rework-trump-megabill\/\">Senate adds to House GOP headache with promise to rework Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3411147\/congress-oversight-trump-lift-us-sanctions-on-syria\/\">Trump lifting sanctions on Syria warrants congressional oversight, lawmakers say<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Blackburn described the bill as paramount to &ldquo;ensure America&rsquo;s national security, economy,&nbsp;and intellectual property are protected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know the Chinese Communist Party is intent on stealing American companies&rsquo; intellectual property, government secrets, and military strategy,&rdquo; Coons added in a statement.&nbsp;&ldquo;What we don&rsquo;t know enough about is how they&rsquo;re doing it, how often, and what more we can do to stop it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The measure could present lawmakers with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sean-penn-writes-angry-letter-blasting-staff-who-complained-about-vaccine-distribution-site-working-conditions\/\" title=\"Sean Penn Writes Angry Letter Blasting Staff Who Complained About Vaccine Distribution Site Working Conditions\">low-hanging fruit<\/a> for a rare bipartisan win. But floor time is hard to come by as congressional Republicans grapple with ushering a mega &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; through their slim House and Senate majorities to advance President Donald Trump&rsquo;s domestic agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The bill from Blackburn and Coons would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi, in coordination with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary&nbsp;Pete Hegseth, to prepare and make public an annual report for the next seven years detailing actions to counter Chinese espionage and IP theft. The report would also lay out threats from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nontraditional foreign spy efforts<\/a>, such as researchers in U.S. labs, at American universities, and at defense industrial base facilities, and provide an accounting of DOJ resources dedicated to Chinese national security threats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), left, speaks during a hearing on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), right, speaks at a hearing on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photos\/Mark Schiefelbein\/Ben Curtis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The DOJ would be required to disclose measures used to ensure the protection of civil rights, civil liberties, and privacy rights of U.S. citizens it may encounter in its efforts to combat China.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal notably comes amid Trump&rsquo;s trade war with China, which some Republican senators have said presents an opportune moment to crack down on IP theft. Prepandemic U.S. government reports estimated China steals up to $600 billion annually in American IP, a figure that is likely far higher today when accounting for inflation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3261510\/us-catch-china-race-critical-minerals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW THE US CAN CATCH CHINA IN CRITICAL MINERALS RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill also comes after espionage episodes in recent years that have escalated tensions between the two nations, including Chinese spy balloons flown over the United States and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/dec\/18\/new-york-man-pleads-guilty-chinese-police-station-manhattan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">secret Chinese police station<\/a> operating out of New York in an effort by Beijing to silence Chinese nationals abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ did not respond to a request for comment about the pending legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2121662\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2121662\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senators seek details on DOJ&#8217;s fight against Chinese espionage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2435056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-coons-marsha-blackburn.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34489,7076,55304,50611,3709],"class_list":["post-2435055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-chinese-espionage","tag-doj","tag-ip-theft","tag-national-security-2","tag-senators"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/chris-coons-marsha-blackburn.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435055","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\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435059,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435055\/revisions\/2435059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}