Posted on 02/23/2022 6:54:23 PM PST by elpadre
The Justice Department is ditching the China Initiative, a national security program designed to tackle Chinese economic espionage in the US after a string of cases collapsed amid complaints it was fueling suspicion against Chinese Americans.
It was launched by the Trump administration three years ago amid concerns of intellectual property theft at research universities.
Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, announced a change of strategy Wednesday.
He said it followed a months-long review that found it was preventing universities attracting top talent.
Instead, he said the work would continue as part of a broader strategy that included spying by Iran and North Korea.
'Anything that creates the impression that the Department of Justice applies different standards based on race or ethnicity harms the department and our efforts, and it harms the public,' he told reporters.
'I do believe that the China Initiative was driven by genuine national security concerns. But I'm also mindful that the department must maintain the trust of the people whom we serve.'
Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, said on Wednesday that the Department of Justice was ending its 'China Initiative,' following the collapse of high-profile cases and that its targeting of a single nationality meant it was racist
Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, said on Wednesday that the Department of Justice was ending its 'China Initiative,' following the collapse of high-profile cases and that its targeting of a single nationality meant it was racist In one of the most high-profile cases, the department dropped its case against Gang Chen, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, who had been accused of failing to disclose Chinese-government affiliations in a grant application
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Bought by China
more:
“...FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a speech last month that the threat from China was ‘more brazen’ than ever, with the FBI opening new cases to counter Chinese intelligence operations every 12 hours or so.
‘I’m not taking any tools off the table here,’ Olsen said. In a speech at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School, he noted that despite the diverse range of threats, ‘it is clear that the government of China stands apart.’..”
Every single Chinese national working or studying in the US is required to collect intelligence for the CCP
^^^^^^^
True
The failed prosecutions were made to fail by charges being dropped after Trump was pushed out of office. Drop charges, call cases failed prosecutions, blame them on Trump’s policies, reverse said policies, China happy.
ignorance
planned
Both are bad for our nation.
Opens the doors wide open for communism.
So... is the Ukraine action a giant kabuki theater where Biden makes the US lose face or to try to deflect attention from his disastrous policies while secretly colluding with China and Russia?
Or perhaps China is using us to play against Russia because Xi doesn’t trust Putin?
Either way - The DNC does NOT support the USA or her Republic.
Obama was a beginner when it came to destroying and giving away our country. Keep your powder dry.
This is bordering on treason.
Biden is destroying the security of the USA
So many treasonous acts, yet allowed to go on without any opposition. Glad on way out end of life and not on way in
Where are the Republicans on this??? Crickets!
Nothing to see here...
I hope some Republicans say something. I’m not holding my breath waiting for Romney or the other GOPe idiots. Maybe Cruz or Cotton will say something.
Biden’s check cleared.
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