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Line 73: − − ====Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences==== − The Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) has been flagged by the [[FBI]] for its close ties to the CCP's top spy agency: the Ministry of State Security.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/national-security/brookings-institution-partnered-with-shanghai-policy-center-under-scrutiny-for-spying/</ref> The [[FBI]] labeled SASS as a “front group for Chinese intelligence collection and overseas spy recruitment” and has described the Chinese Communist Party as dependent upon SASS employees to serve “spotters and assessors” of potential Western spies.<ref>https://www.wired.com/story/china-spy-recruitment-us/</ref> Ministry of State Security officers – described by the FBI as keen on “influencing the foreign policy of other countries” – have also “used SASS affiliation as cover identities.” − − SASS was a key player in a 2019 [[criminal]] case involving a retired CIA operative selling classified U.S. defense documents to the CCP. Kevin Mallory was contacted by SASS officials via [[LinkedIn]] to begin the relationship that culminated in a 20-year prison sentence for Mallory.
→Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
====Thousand Talents program====
====Thousand Talents program====
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>
==See also==
==See also==