"Five Eyes" Intelligence Leaders Highlight China's Global Espionage Threat

China Accused of Intellectual Property Theft and Technology Espionage by 'Five Eyes' Intelligence Leaders, Representing Unprecedented Threat to Western Economies and Political Stability.

Five Eyes intelligence leaders warn of an unprecedented China global espionage threat, targeting technology secrets from AI to computing and biology.
Christopher Wray, FBI Director, says China represents the defining threat of this generation, engaging in intellectual property theft and personal data compromising across various sectors including agriculture, biotech, health care, robotics, and academia.
A concrete example of the economic impact of China's activities was the technological theft from a U.S. wind turbine company causing it to lose its competitive advantage, sales collapsed, leading to job losses.
China's espionage methods include manipulation of employees within target companies and extensive usage of professional networking sites to reach out to individuals in the UK who have information that the Chinese state finds valuable.
Beyond espionage, China is also accused of meddling in elections and initiating violence to silence Chinese dissidents residing in the Five Eyes countries.