cyber-theft, espionage

How China Plans to Dominate American Tech

The United States has dominated the world over the past few decades largely because of its technological prowess. But China, the emerging power, seeks to destabilize American technological supremacy by buying out American tech companies and stealing trade secrets. Investing in American tech When the Chinese government revealed its “Made In China 2025” vision a ...

Nspirement Staff

China’s Thousand Talents Program Goes Underground

At the height of the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation began to comprehensively investigate China’s Thousand Talents Program in order to prevent the release of advanced technology. China’s Thousand Talents Program was established in 2008 with the stated aim being to bring top-notch professionals from all parts of the world to ...

Nspirement Staff

Beijing’s Meddling in New Zealand at ‘Critical Levels’

Beijing’s political influence activities in New Zealand have reached a critical level and are a threat to the country’s sovereignty, warns a report released by Canada’s intelligence service. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) compiled the report based on views and short papers contributed by unnamed experts at a March 6 workshop focused on the repercussions ...

James Burke

New Zealand politician Jian Yang.

Australia’s Anti-Espionage Laws Put Chinese Student Visas on Hold

New anti-espionage laws in Australia have put Chinese student visas on hold. In recent years, numerous reports have been published by major media outlets around the world regarding the Chinese government’s infiltration and intervention in Australia. Through Confucius Institutes, Australian students have been provided with a distorted version of Chinese history. The Chinese Communist Party’s ...

Nspirement Staff

Project Acoustic Kitty: The CIA and Their Cat Spy

During the height of the Cold War, officials in the CIA devised a covert plan to keep tabs on Russians in Washington, D.C. As part of a clandestine experiment, “Project Acoustic Kitty” was launched by the Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Science & Technology, which cost more than $20 million over five years in the ...

Troy Oakes