Since last fall, U.S. intelligence officials have been briefing technology executives in Silicon Valley about the dangers of doing business in China, according to a Financial Times publication.
At briefings held with their participation, there were warnings about the threat of cyberattacks and theft of intellectual property. Meetings about this were held with various groups that included technology companies, universities and venture capital investors from California and Washington.
These meetings are one of the latest examples of the US government's increasingly aggressive stance towards China. In a statement given to the Financial Times, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, one of the politicians who organized the briefings, outlined the purpose of the briefings.
“The Chinese government and the Communist Party pose the greatest long-term threat to US economic and national security,” Rubio said. “It is important that American companies, universities and trade organizations fully understand this.”
According to the Financial Times, the briefings began in October last year. They were attended by senior members of the US intelligence community, such as Dan Coats, US Director of National Intelligence. During the meetings, classified information was exchanged, which is an unusual level of disclosure of such information for special services.
Since then, there has been a serious escalation of the trade war between the US and China.
Source: 3dnews.ru