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From apps to autos: China’s data reach sparks US espionage and sabotage concerns

South China Morning Post · · 302 words · By Dewey Sim
US-China Technological Competition National Security and Data Sovereignty
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“China has built a state-driven campaign to harvest American data and weaponise it as a strategic asset that could prove critical in a conflict with the US, including over Taiwan, a key advisory committee to the US Congress heard.”
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The claim that a key advisory committee to the US Congress heard this specific warning is mentioned in the web search results, but the evidence provided is limited to general context about the commission and general reports on China's cyber capabilities. No second independent source corroborates the specific testimony or the full scope of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is a legislative branch commission that monitors and reports to Congress on the national security implications of the U.S.-China economic relatio…
https://www.uscc.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Ms. Elaine Dezenski, Senior Director and Head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Mr. Charles Parton OBE, Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Service…
https://chinaselectcommittee.house.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — The relatively recent breach of U.S. telecommunications infrastructure by Chinese government-linked Salt Typhoon actors underscores the growing scope and sophistication of China's cyber capabilities. …
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyber-threats-and-advisories/nat…
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“Experts told the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Thursday that Washington was falling short in countering Beijing’s data-collection drive, one that could have far-reaching implications for American society and the economy, as well as US wartime strategy.”
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The claim that experts told the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission that the US was failing to counter China's data collection drive is derived from the web search results, but this specific testimony and the detailed warning are only presented in the search snippets, lacking corroboration from a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Advertisement. US-China trade war.China has built a state-driven campaign to harvest American data and weaponise it as a strategic asset that could prove critical in a conflict with the US, including …
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/ap…
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web search NEUTRAL — The hearing examines how China views data as a strategic asset and advantage in global technology competition, explores how China is acquiring data via legal, illegal, and extralegal means, and assess…
https://www.uscc.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. 10,040 followers.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has warned that advancements in quantum computing and AI-driven data extortion now …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emily-weinstein-4b532095_tune…
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““China is not merely stealing data. It is doing so to build an AI-enabled intelligence and targeting architecture for economic competition, political coercion and wartime advantage,” said Joseph Lin, chief executive officer of Twenty, a cyber warfare company.”
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The specific statement attributed to Joseph Lin, CEO of Twenty, regarding China building an AI-enabled intelligence and targeting architecture is found in the web search results, but no second independent source corroborates this direct quote or assessment.
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““The United States is still treating this challenge far too defensively … [China] treats data as a strategic resource. It treats commercial networks as intelligence collection platforms, civilian logistic systems as potential military targets, and persistent cyber access as a form of pre-conflict positioning.””
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The specific statement attributed to Nigel Cory regarding China treating data as a strategic resource, using commercial networks as intelligence collection platforms, and viewing cyber access as pre-conflict positioning is found in the web search results, but no second independent source corroborates this direct testimony.
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web search NEUTRAL — [China] treats data as a strategic resource.Nigel Cory, director with Crowell Global Advisors, testified that China spent over a decade building a “coordinated state industry response to what it sees …
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/ap…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory was an associate director covering trade policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. He focused on cross-border data flows, data governance, intellectual property, and h…
https://itif.org/person/nigel-cory/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory. Washington, District of Columbia, United States. 4K followers 500+ connections.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelcory
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“Nigel Cory, director with Crowell Global Advisors, testified that China spent over a decade building a “coordinated state industry response to what it sees as the foundational input of the digital and AI economy – data”.”
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The claim that Nigel Cory testified that China spent over a decade building a coordinated state industry response focused on data is corroborated by multiple web search results, citing the same testimony.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory, director with Crowell Global Advisors, testified that China spent over a decade building a “coordinated state industry response to what it sees as the foundational input of the digital and…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/ap…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory. Director. +202.654.6753 ncory@crowellglobaladvisors.com.Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Deputy Director, U.S.-Australian Provincial Reconstruction Team, 2012 – 2013. Fo…
https://crowellglobaladvisors.com/team-member/nigel-cory/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory was an associate director covering trade policy at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. He focused on cross-border data flows, data governance, intellectual property, and h…
https://itif.org/person/nigel-cory/
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“According to him, China viewed data as a factor of production, seen as on equal footing with land, labour, capital and technology.”
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The claim that China views data as a factor of production equivalent to land, labor, capital, and technology is mentioned in the web search results, but this specific statement attributed to Nigel Cory is not corroborated by a second independent source.
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web search NEUTRAL — In economics, factors of production, resources, or inputs are what is used in the production process to produce output—that is, goods and services. The utilised amounts of the various inputs determine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factors_of_production
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web search NEUTRAL — Nigel Cory, director with Crowell Global Advisors, testified that China spent over a decade building a “coordinated state industry response to what it sees as the foundational input of the digital and…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/ap…
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web search NEUTRAL — Traditionally, production factors included labor, land, and capital, with technology being added in the information age. Now, data joins as a new member.
https://www.flhai.com/blog/data-factors-chinas-pioneering-re…
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“Lin said China has assembled an ecosystem enabling “industrial-scale cyber operations” drawing on not just its military but also contractors, hacker-for-hire firms, access brokers and commercial technology firms, giving Beijing “reach, deniability and surge capacity.””
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The specific statement attributed to Joseph Lin regarding China assembling an ecosystem for industrial-scale cyber operations using military, contractors, and commercial firms is found in the web search results, but no second independent source corroborates this direct assessment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lin said China has assembled an ecosystem enabling “industrial-scale cyber operations” drawing on not just its military but also contractors, hacker-for-hire firms, access brokers and commercial techn…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352089/ap…
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web search NEUTRAL — 4. More details about China’s cyber contractor ecosystem emerged. The leak is also significant in that it revealed the ecosystem of government contractors who conduct operations on behalf of the Chine…
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