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Chinese Intellectual Property Theft Fuels CCP’s Economy and Military

China has reaped the benefits of foreign IP theft for decades.
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Chinese Intellectual Property Theft Fuels CCP’s Economy and Military
A Huawei reception employee walks by a display for facial recognition cameras at the company's Bantian campus in Shenzhen, China, on April 26, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Stu Cvrk
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Chinese communist theft of foreign intellectual property (IP) continues to make news—artificial intelligence (AI), dual-use STEM technologies, and much, much more.
Stu Cvrk
Stu Cvrk
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.