“Industrial Espionage: How China Sneaks Out America’s Technology Secrets” (BBC News, 2023):
- This article highlights how China engages in industrial espionage to acquire sensitive technology from Western companies. It discusses cases where hackers stole confidential files from companies like General Electric (GE) and the broader struggle between China’s technological ambitions and the efforts of the US to prevent a serious competitor from emerging1.
“Chinese Industrial Espionage: Technology Acquisition and Military Modernization” (CIA, 2015):
- This report provides a thorough review of China’s covert and overt mechanisms for acquiring foreign technology. It explores China’s efforts to prosper technologically through others’ achievements, including espionage, clandestine technology transfers, and cyber theft2.
“The China Threat” (FBI):
“The Impact of Intellectual Property Theft on the Economy” (Joint Economic Committee, 2012):
- This report emphasizes the significance of IP-intensive industries, accounting for jobs and contributing to GDP. It discusses the impact of IP theft, particularly from China, on trade secrets and national security4.
“A New Old Threat: Countering the Return of Chinese Industrial Cyber Espionage” (Council on Foreign Relations, 2018):
- This report examines China’s cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property and trade secrets against US companies. It focuses on sectors like aerospace, semiconductors, and information technolog
British Police ARREST People For Carrying CASH
The Death of Cash and the Illusion of Freedom “Is this real? Can this be real?” The refrain echoes after watching that viral clip of a man in Britain attempting to pay for groceries with cash, only to be rebuffed. The video plays like satire, a dystopian sketch about state overreach and creeping corporate control, yet it is merely reportage. We scoff, and yet the absurdity masks a truth already embedded in our lives: cash—the bedrock of anonymity and autonomy—is being legislated, ridiculed, and algorithmically erased in plain sight. In Canada, my own recent encounter at Fan Expo Toronto brought this home with theatrical flair. After a day of navigating aisles of overpriced collectibles and expensive caffeine, I attempted to pay for lunch in cash. The response was cold and swift: “We don’t take cash.” No negotiation, no pretense, no apology. One vendor even laughed. A decade ago, this would have been unthinkable—cash was both king and constitutional expectation. Now, cash makes one l...
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