The Los Alamos Club: The Lurking IP Theft Threat

The Los Alamos Club: The Lurking IP Theft Threat

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is employing a talent superpower strategy designed to incentivize academics, researchers, and scientists to go abroad, deepen their expertise, and return to the PRC to advance its strategic interests. In recent years, these state-sponsored talent programs have drawn increased scrutiny from Washington, not only because of counterintelligence and intellectual property (IP) theft risks, but because these programs are leveraging taxpayer-funded research to advance the PRC’s economic development and military modernization.

According to a 2019 Senate report, PRC talent programs violate U.S. research values, target U.S. basic research, and erode U.S. economic competitiveness. That same year, the DOE issued guidance prohibiting involvement by its employees or contractors in foreign talent-recruitment plans. Download this report to learn about the foreign economic and cyber threats posed to your organization.




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