How China acquires the crown jewels of U.S. technology

POLITICO Money

English - May 23, 2018 05:00 - 32 minutes - 30 MB - ★★★★ - 210 ratings
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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the main
vehicle for protecting American technology from foreign governments,
rarely monitors the various new avenues Chinese nationals use to secure
access to American technology. Even if it had a more formal mandate, the
committee lacks the resources to deal with increasingly complex cases,
which revolve around lines of code and reams of personal data more than
physical infrastructure. POLITICO's Cory Bennett joins Ben to talk about
CFIUS.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, the main vehicle for protecting American technology from foreign governments, rarely monitors the various new avenues Chinese nationals use to secure access to American technology. Even if it had a more formal mandate, the committee lacks the resources to deal with increasingly complex cases, which revolve around lines of code and reams of personal data more than physical infrastructure. POLITICO's Cory Bennett joins Ben to talk about CFIUS.