Pentagon Seeks Covert Economic Espionage Program to Counter China

The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon is seeking to build a covert espionage program that relies on undercover agents to support an economic confrontation with China. The project reflects a shift in the rivalry with Beijing toward the economic arena, and it faces legal and institutional challenges as well as concerns about its effectiveness.

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• The information is based on about six people familiar with the initiative, according to the Washington Post.

  «بحسب نحو ستة أشخاص مطلعين على المبادرة»

  سكاي نيوز عربية
• The agency is seeking to build a covert economic espionage network that relies on undercover agents.

  «يسعى البنتاغون إلى بناء شبكة تجسس اقتصادي سرية تعتمد على عملاء متخفين»

  الجزيرة نت
• The program under development aims to support an economic war against China and other rivals of the United States.

  «بهدف دعم حرب اقتصادية ضد الصين ومنافسين آخرين للولايات المتحدة»

  سكاي نيوز عربية

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