China Counter-Espionage Law risks for US companies spiked after CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis publicly named Chinese AI, semiconductor, and biotech firms as legitimate spy targets at a September 8 conference; Beijing formally responded on September 11, threatening enforcement action 12 days
What’s the difference between espionage and diplomacy? Those are even the same people.
If you’re doing spying, you enter a different job code on your time sheet for those hours.