A former CIA official is urging the U.S. government to conduct espionage against foreign companies, particularly Chinese firms, in order to help American businesses maintain their lead in the technology sector. This proposal would mark a departure from longstanding U.S. policy, set against a backdrop of escalating competition with China.
In an article published this month in Foreign Affairs, David Cohen, who served as CIA deputy director under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, warned that “the United States’ lead in many critical advanced technologies is being contested or even erased by China.”
He further argued that “by refraining from economic espionage, the United States has inadvertently tilted the playing field against itself and amplified the Chinese threat.”
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