China 'Actively' Working to Disrupt US Defense Industry

Experts claim China is intensifying espionage and targeting the American defense industrial base, including stealing technology for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Getty Images)

By    |   Tuesday, 03 September 2024 07:26 AM EDT ET

For nearly two decades, American companies and the U.S. government have complained and accused the Chinese of commercial and defense manufacturing espionage, stealing technology for everything from gas and steam turbines to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Now, experts claim, the Chinese are not only intensifying their espionage but working to disrupt the American defense industrial base – or DIB.

John Mills

Col. John Mills, ret., served 33 years in the Army and also as a senior civilian in government and at national security-related think tanks.  He is the former director of cybersecurity policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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For nearly two decades, American companies and the U.S. government have complained and accused the Chinese of commercial and defense manufacturing espionage, stealing technology for everything from gas and steam turbines to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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