Trade Secret Theft, Industrial Espionage, and the China Threat

141Sources of Information

Have you ever heard of many of the above items? Probably not. This is the science and technol-

ogy of the future. Some have come to fore and have been repurposed with newer advances, while

others are still unheard of by the multitudes. It is no wonder, then, if you haven’t heard about them;

they probably are still in the research state, development and experimental stage, or testing stage,

or, just perhaps, great strides have been made, but such strides are being kept undercover because

China is also very interested in the subject matter. Just be aware that the above areas are in the pri-

vate sector, that information (some or a lot) may be on the Internet, and that China is looking very

carefully and following the str ...