Director of the Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) Christopher Wray voiced concerns that the U.S. Intelligence force is weaker than China’s.
“The fact is that compared to the P.R.C. [People’s Republic of China], we’re vastly outnumbered on the ground, but it’s on us to defend the American people here at home,” Wray told The New York Times. “I view this as the challenge of our generation.”
“They’re going after everything,” Wray added. “What makes the P.R.C. intelligence apparatus so pernicious is the way it uses every means at its disposal against us all at once, blending cyber, human intelligence, corporate transactions, and investments to achieve its strategic goals.”
In April, Wray noted that Chinese hackers outnumber FBI agents by “at least 50 to 1.”
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. warned that the Chinese military is trying to “exploit your knowledge and skill to fill gaps in their military capability.”
“Foreign companies are targeting and recruiting U.S. and NATO-trained military talent across specialties and career fields to train the PLA abroad to fill gaps in their military capabilities,” Brown wrote in a memo.
“By essentially training the trainer, many of those who accept contracts with these foreign companies are eroding our national security, putting the very safety of their fellow service members and the country at risk, and may be violating the law.”
Reporting from The Epoch Times:
The Chinese regime is trying to steal U.S. innovation in artificial intelligence, Mr. Wray warned, explaining that the United States leads the world in artificial intelligence (AI) development and about 18 of the 20 most successful AI companies in the world are American. ... In July, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence (CLOUD AI) Act. According to a press release announcing the legislation, China has been exploiting the Department of Commerce’s export control regime by “remotely accessing American technology online to continue developing their artificial intelligence tools and models.”
