Espionage: Politicians Call for China Check for All Research Institutions
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German constitutional protection warns universities of a loss of knowledge and technology through the cooperation of German research institutions with Chinese universities.
Chinese spies could spy on German research institutions, warns the constitutional protection. There is a lack of risk awareness there.
China wants to expand its political, economic, technological and military supremacy and therefore conducts espionage, warns the constitutional protection. For this, visiting scientists would be sent.
After serious security deficiencies at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Cispa, pressure on the federal and state governments is growing. Politicians demand that all research institutes check for spy risks.
Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) has issued an official public warning to academia, university authorities and research institutions in the country about the growing risks of Chinese industrial and scientific espionage. German counterintelligence said that Beijing is actively using civilian academic exchange programs, joint research grants, international conferences and internships for young scientists to sys…
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