Information week reports in an article entitled "The Techno-Spy Threat" in the Nov 27, 2008 article the following:
"Chinese spying is the top threat to U.S. technology, says the U.S.-China Economic Security Review Commision in it's 2007 Report to Congress.
China's espionage activities in the United States are so extensive that they comprise the single greatest risk to the security of American technologies, according to a summary of the report from the congressionally appointed gropu of experts. Espionage saves China the time and cost of researching and developing advanced technologies, it says."
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