b********n 发帖数: 38600 | 1 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/opinion/the-rush-to-find-chin
Feeling besieged by China’s spies, who have had success in stealing
government and corporate trade secrets, the United States has ramped up its
efforts to find moles. In at least two recent cases, however, F.B.I. agents
and federal prosecutors appear to have acted with reckless haste.
On Friday, prosecutors dropped wire fraud charges filed in May against Xi
Xiaoxing, the chairman of Temple University’s physics department. He was
accused of sharing privileged technology with China and faced up to 80 years
in prison.
Prosecutors said Dr. Xi provided the design of an item known as a pocket
heater, used in superconductor research. The allegation fell apart after
defense lawyers pointed out that the government had grossly misread the
evidence it used to secure an indictment. As it turned out, Dr. Xi, a
naturalized American citizen, had emailed scientists in China information
unrelated to the pocket heater.
The embarrassing blunder came a few months after federal prosecutors in Ohio
dropped charges against another Chinese-American professional, Sherry Chen,
a National Weather Service employee who was also suspected of being a
Chinese mole. She was charged with four felonies, including unlawfully
downloading information about critical infrastructure. Her problems began
after a colleague reported that she had emailed an official at China’s
Ministry of Water Resources. The colleague had been copied on the email and
found it suspicious.
The email was Ms. Chen’s response to a question from a Chinese official who
had asked her during a meeting in Beijing how water infrastructure projects
in America were funded. The information she gave him was harmless and
publicly available.
China was reportedly behind a huge breach of the servers of the Office of
Personnel Management, which could well give Beijing valuable information
about millions of Americans who have been granted security clearances.
Further, the theft of proprietary technology poses a considerable threat to
the American economy. It is hardly surprising that the Justice Department
has given priority to prosecuting espionage cases involving China.
But these concerns cannot justify prosecutions driven by supposition rather
than solid evidence. The charges filed against Mr. Xi and Ms. Chen
traumatized them and their families and needlessly damaged their
professional reputations. Nether got an explanation or an apology from the
government. They deserve both. | a**********u 发帖数: 28450 | 2 麻辣戈壁
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【在 b********n 的大作中提到】 : http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/opinion/the-rush-to-find-chin : Feeling besieged by China’s spies, who have had success in stealing : government and corporate trade secrets, the United States has ramped up its : efforts to find moles. In at least two recent cases, however, F.B.I. agents : and federal prosecutors appear to have acted with reckless haste. : On Friday, prosecutors dropped wire fraud charges filed in May against Xi : Xiaoxing, the chairman of Temple University’s physics department. He was : accused of sharing privileged technology with China and faced up to 80 years : in prison. : Prosecutors said Dr. Xi provided the design of an item known as a pocket
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