SECTION 3: CHINESE INTELLIGENCE SERVICES AND …

(289) SECTION 3: CHINESE INTELLIGENCESERVICES AND ESPIONAGE THREATSTO THE UNITED STATESI ntroductionThe United States faces a large and growing threat to its national security from CHINESE INTELLIGENCE collection operations. Among the most serious threats are China s efforts at cyber and human infi ltra-tion of national security organizations. These operations are not a recent phenomenon, but reports of CHINESE espionage against the United States have risen signifi cantly over the past 15 The threat from CHINESE INTELLIGENCE operations also extends overseas. For example, China s growing technical INTELLIGENCE * collection ca-pabilities are increasing its ability to monitor deployed military forces. Moreover, by infi ltrating and attempting to infi ltrate defense entities in ally and partner countries, China could affect al-liance stability and indirectly extract sensitive national defense information.

Open source analysts often must rely on media reports, which are not necessarily authoritative and do not necessarily provide a full picture of China’s intelligence activities. Case studies offer some in-sight, but public reports might not refl ect the most sophisticated Chinese espionage operations. Human Intelligence Capabilities

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