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[PegnVA]

Interesting...thanks.

[fuagf]

The saga of the Chinese spies and the stolen corn seeds: Will it discourage economic espionage?
By Del Quentin Wilber Oct. 31, 2016 7:15 AM PT
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-seeds-economic-espionage-20161031-story.html

A fun little case of Chinese espionage is all. It's corny.

'‘When paradigms die’: China veterans fear extinction in Trump’s Washington
[...]“I’m a globalist — I want the U.S. to be engaged in the world, including with other major countries like China,” said Susan Thornton, who oversaw East Asian and Pacific affairs in 2017 and 2018 at the State Department and was viewed by some Trump aides as too soft on Beijing. “The reality is China is not going anywhere. It’s one-fifth of humanity.”
P - Thornton went public with her concerns earlier this month, when she joined about 100 others to publish an open letter to Trump and members of Congress titled “China is not an enemy.”
P - “Although we are very troubled by Beijing’s recent behavior, which requires a strong response, we also believe that many U.S. actions are contributing directly to the downward spiral in relations,” the group wrote. "