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US Prosecutors Eye Uptick In Chinese Economic Espionage Cases

Masood Farivar

   WASHINGTON - The FBI is conducting about 1,000 investigations into
   suspected Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property, with many
   expected to lead to criminal charges against individuals and companies
   later in the year, U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday.

   The investigations involve all 56 FBI field offices across the country
   and span nearly every industry and sector of the U.S. economy, from
   large Fortune 100 companies to Silicon Valley startups, FBI Director
   Christopher Wray said.

   "They're not just targeting defense sector companies," Wray said at a
   conference on the Justice Department's China Initiative. "They're also
   targeting cutting-edge research at our universities."

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