Industrial Espionage
One of the objectives of Chinese intelligence activity abroad is argued to be industrial espionage as well gaining military technology. Also private companies have been accused of espionage. Intelligence agencies suspect that thousands of Western companies may have been affected by data breaches that can be traced back to China.
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