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The Chinese consulate in Houston, ordered closed by the Trump administration last year, was a “major hub” for Beijing’s global science and technology collection efforts, according to a new study.

Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology examined 642 “international technological cooperation opportunities” between 2015 and 2020 identified by Chinese diplomats and found the Houston post was the key hub for science and technology (S&T) collection globally. U.S. critics say intellectual property theft and piracy have been key to China’s drive to close the technology gap with the U.S. and the West.

“From January 2015 to July 2020, Houston consulate staff identified more S&T projects than any other [People’s Republic of China] diplomatic post in the world, and referred 89% of the projects originating from the United States,” read the report from Georgetown’s researchers. “During that time, the United States was the largest source of information technology projects targeted by Chinese S&T diplomats.” . . .

After the Trump administration ordered the consulate’s closure, China’s collection efforts visibly changed. Georgetown researchers said they observed “only one additional project from the United States” registered by the International Cooperation Department of China’s Ministry of Science and Technology after the Houston consulate’s closure.

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, said Americans cannot be complacent or complicit about Chinese efforts to swipe American innovation. . . .

The Georgetown researchers’ report sheds new light on claims by the Trump administration that the Houston consulate was at the center of a crucial spying operation that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, when U.S. tech firms were working on vaccine development.

In July 2020, the Trump administration gave the consulate 72 hours to close, spawning criticism that the move had a political motivation to bolster the perception of President Trump as tough on China ahead of the November election.  . . .

According to the Georgetown researchers, the Chinese consulate in Houston and Chinese diplomatic posts in Russia “stood out for their outsized contributions to the Chinese government’s bulletin of overseas S&T achievements.” The brunt of China’s large-scale tech acquisition efforts is shared across several nations, with 12% of projects in a database compiled by Georgetown’s researchers originating in the U.S. . . .

The National Institutes of Health told Congress last month that 500 scientists were under investigation for being compromised by China and other foreign powers. In April, for example, a federal jury in Tennessee convicted a former Coca-Cola engineer, Xiaorong You, in a conspiracy to commit economic espionage for China.

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said last year that his bureau opens a new China-related counterintelligence case “about every 10 hours.” . . .

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(Excerpt from The Washington Times. Article by Ryan Lovelace. Photo Credit: Unsplash .)

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Janet Law
March 9, 2023

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Skye Alison
June 28, 2021

O Lord, you reign over the nations. Father, the enemy seeks to steal and then proceeds to kill and destroy – for his own purposes. It is your office God to convict men of sins, of righteousness and of a coming judgemnt. I pray the Spirit of conviction gain ground in the hearts of people, that we may call on the Name of the Lord and be saved from the wrath that is to come upon all who do not believe in the Name of your Son. I pray specifically for President Xi, that he may be introduced to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Amen

Rosalie Skwiers
June 1, 2021

Thank you for your comment. I appreciate it so much.

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Rosalie Skwiers
June 1, 2021

Father God I thank for the freedom we have in the United States. Lord Jesus I thank you for.the blood you shed for me. I know you also shed your blood for the people of China. I pray for the country of China. I pray bibles and Christian programs get into China. Although I hate the spy hub and the sin. You died for the spies and they need Jesus just like I did. Just like you took care of Paul when he was persecuting Christians you can take care of this spy network. The spies are a curse to our country and our freedom. I come against this curse with the blood of Jesus. I ask for Red China and there spy activities be covered with your red blood of Jesus. I pray for a move from you to deal with this in Jesus name. I thank you Lord for the power of the blood of Jesus

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    Debbie
    June 1, 2021

    Amen! And amen! Thank you, Rosalie, for leading us in the right direction in prayer. May the Holy Spirit continue to use your voice to comfort, counsel, and convict. The Lord bless you and keep you.

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