Security Expert Reveals CCP Using Corporate Entities to Mask Intelligence Operations

November 25, 2024 TruthUSA

China is disguising intelligence operations under the guise of corporate entities and research programs, as warned by a security expert at a Vancouver international security forum focusing on foreign threats.

Greg Levesque, co-founder and CEO of Strider Technologies, exposed China’s strategies for technology theft aimed at democracies, including Canada, during a keynote on Nov. 25 at the Vancouver International Security Summit. These tactics involve enlisting overseas Chinese researchers to steal foreign technology and utilizing research partnerships to camouflage intelligence operations, according to Levesque.

Levesque shed light on the Tianjin International Joint Academy of Biomedicine (TJAB) as an example, stating, “This is an intelligence operation that was monetized, a corporate entity was created, but it was with the full background support from the PRC [People’s Republic of China].”

In 2022, TJAB was designated by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese as a platform to attract overseas talents, as per a Chinese official press release. The federation is overseen by the United Front Work Department, the primary tool for foreign interference of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a study referenced by Public Safety Canada.

Shortly after assuming leadership in 2013, Xi Jinping visited the TJAB to inspect research activities at the institution, as reported by Chinese state media.

Talent Recruitment

Referring to a 2022 study by Strider Technologies, Levesque highlighted the case of the PRC recruiting top scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory to advance its military programs. The laboratory, located in New Mexico, is a critical U.S. Department of Energy facility known for its nuclear research, including the design of nuclear weapons.

“Between 1987 and 2021, at least 162 scientists who had worked at Los Alamos returned to the PRC to support a variety of domestic research and development (R&D) programs,” as stated in the report “The Los Alamos Club.” These former scientists have contributed to the advancement of key military and dual-use technologies for the regime, such as deep-earth penetrating warheads, submarine noise reduction, and unmanned autonomous vehicles, the report revealed.

Fifteen of the 162 scientists previously held permanent positions at Los Alamos, with 13 being part of PRC government talent programs. At least one scientist had a U.S. Department of Energy “Q Clearance,” providing access to highly classified data and national security information, as per the report.

A slide on China’s talent recruitment targeting top scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, is shown during Greg Levesque's keynote speech at the Vancouver International Security Forum on Nov. 25, 2024. (NTD) — A slide depicting China’s recruitment of top scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, showcased during Greg Levesque’s keynote speech at the Vancouver International Security Forum on Nov. 25, 2024. NTD

Levesque also highlighted Chinese recruitment activities targeting other U.S. national laboratories. In the case of Los Alamos, over a third of recruits were affiliated with the CCP’s “Thousand Talents Program.” Levesque mentioned that Strider Technologies is monitoring at least 1,000 other Chinese programs as well.

The Vancouver International Security Forum, hosting experts and officials from Canada and the United States, is scheduled from Nov. 25 to 26.

NTD Television contributed to this report.

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