1. Both countries have acknowledged for some time that economic espionage is commonplace between them. 2. A few days ago, chairman Gerald Solomon of the House Rules Committee asked the FBI to investigate possible economic espionage by China. 3. But the government did not bring charges, he said, because there was no applicable federal economic espionage statute. 4. He did say calls from the public involved a range of topics, including economic espionage, computer chip thefts and home-invasion crimes. 5. Huang is central to charges of potential economic espionage and Chinese influence-peddling through secret campaign contributions. 6. Ignoring economic espionage will not make it go away. 7. In other words, economic espionage, whether by foreign governments or domestic perpetrators, is booming. 8. In December, House Rules Chairman Gerry Solomon sent a detailed query to the FBI about potential economic espionage. 9. In this era of free trade, economic espionage is rampant, security agents say. 10. Leaks from Justice pooh-pooh the possibility of economic espionage. |