The news that the U.S. has arrested Peng Xuehua of Hayward, Calif., for allegedly funneling classified American secrets to China’s Ministry of State Security can’t be dismissed as an isolated incident. Beijing seems to be digging for technological secrets across the U.S. Director Christopher Wray said in July that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has 1,000 active investigations into attempted intellectual property theft in America, mostly involving China. The Ministry of State Security, China’s sprawling espionage agency,...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 14, 2019 22:52 UTC