US Lacks ‘Effective Tool’ to Stop China’s Tech Theft: Treasury Official

US Lacks ‘Effective Tool’ to Stop China’s Tech Theft: Treasury Official
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping (C) and Chinese and foreign naval officials applaud after a group photo during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province, on April 23, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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WASHINGTON—The United States lacks an effective tool to adequately combat widespread espionage and intellectual property theft being perpetrated by China’s communist regime, according to a U.S. Treasury Department official.

Despite years of competition and ongoing IP theft, the United States has not developed the tools required to target and prevent the continued transfer of sensitive U.S. technologies to China, according to Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Paul Rosen.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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