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The CCP’s Theft of Technology Is the True Cause of Deterioration of US-China Relations

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The CCP’s Theft of Technology Is the True Cause of Deterioration of US-China Relations
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Oct. 28, 2020. Sarah Silbiger/Pool via Reuters
Cheng Xiaonong
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Two years ago, U.S.-China relations started to deteriorate significantly. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has always blamed former President Donald Trump for the deterioration, especially on topics such as the cold war and U.S.-China friendship. There is one issue, however, that the CCP has never mentioned: the dispute over China stealing U.S. technology secrets.

Cheng Xiaonong
Cheng Xiaonong
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Dr. Cheng Xiaonong is a scholar of China’s politics and economy based in New Jersey. Cheng was a policy researcher and aide to the former Party leader Zhao Ziyang, when Zhao was premier. He also served as chief editor of the journal Modern China Studies.
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