GM Corn Smuggled in Popcorn Bags: An Industrial Espionage Parable
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English - May 28, 2020 12:41 - 47 minutes - ★★★★★ - 56 ratingsBusiness History china technology policy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
What do you get when you take a Chinese national, a rental car, rural Iowa, and a $52 billion seed business hanging in the balance? Said one review, "not since Alfred Hitchcock's in North by Northwest has a cornfield produced so much excitement."
Mara Hvistendahl's recent book, "The Scientist and the Spy," delivers a compelling narrative diving deep into the nature of Chinese industrial espionage and America's response.
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What do you get when you take a Chinese national, a rental car, rural Iowa, and a $52 billion seed business hanging in the balance? Said one review, "not since Alfred Hitchcock's in North by Northwest has a cornfield produced so much excitement."
Mara Hvistendahl's recent book, "The Scientist and the Spy," delivers a compelling narrative diving deep into the nature of Chinese industrial espionage and America's response.
Do consider donating to the ChinaTalk Patreon.
I also write a weekly newsletter translating and analyzing Chinese new media. This past week's edition focused on how US anti-Huawei measures are leading to calls to invade Taiwan and take TSMC.
Get bonus content on PatreonSee acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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