| | The CCP is stealing invaluable [[intellectual property]] through its Thousand Talents Program, co-opting researchers and scientists with the promise of financial gain for the benefit of the [[People's Liberation Army]] and state-owned or state-linked businesses. In June 2020, Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, was indicted for his involvement in this program which, through the Wuhan Institute of Technology, provided him a $50,000 monthly stipend, more than $150,000 in living expenses, and more than $1.5 million to establish a laboratory back in China — all of which he failed to disclose.<ref> https://thehill.com/opinion/international/541196-china-has-already-infiltrated-americas-institutions?rl=1</ref> | | The CCP is stealing invaluable [[intellectual property]] through its Thousand Talents Program, co-opting researchers and scientists with the promise of financial gain for the benefit of the [[People's Liberation Army]] and state-owned or state-linked businesses. In June 2020, Charles Lieber, chair of Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, was indicted for his involvement in this program which, through the Wuhan Institute of Technology, provided him a $50,000 monthly stipend, more than $150,000 in living expenses, and more than $1.5 million to establish a laboratory back in China — all of which he failed to disclose.<ref> https://thehill.com/opinion/international/541196-china-has-already-infiltrated-americas-institutions?rl=1</ref> |