Exclusive: Pentagon Technology Found Its Way to the Chinese Military

Sumitomo Electric Lightwave’s fiber-optic technology now helps power the Chinese regime’s weaponry

The Chinese regime's J-10 fighter jet performs at an airshow in Changchun, Jilin province of China on Sept. 12, 2015. The jet includes technology stolen from the United States. STR/AFP/Getty Images

The Chinese regime’s fifth-generation fighters, state-of-the-art naval cruisers, and soon-to-be-launched aircraft carriers are more deadly than they otherwise would be because they are equipped with advanced fiber-optic cable originally built for the Pentagon, according to a U.S. military intelligence officer.

The saga of this cable is part of a bigger story of how American military technology ends up with the Chinese regime’s military, an issue the Trump administration is seeking to address with sanctions and new legislation.