CSET’s William Hannas shared his insights on Chinese talent recruitment programs with the New York Times. The article investigates China’s Thousand Talents Programs and the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence community response.
Dr. Hannas highlighted the success of early TTP efforts to recruit Chinese scientists to return home. He also spoke to the legal gray area challenge that the resulting technology transfer poses to U.S. lawmakers and enforcement agencies attempting to respond to the potential loss of sensitive technology and expertise.
“Suppose, Dr. Hannas said, a scientist in a university lab or a high-tech company learned valuable techniques. And suppose that scientist then signed a contract to work in a Chinese lab on similar technology.’Is it illegal? Probably not,’ he said. ‘Is it unethical? Hell, yes.’Dr. William Hannas, Lead Analyst
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