agencies also cite the risk that China could use sensitive medical, financial, or other personal information to blackmail or co-opt American officials. intelligence officials believe such techniques have enabled Beijing to quickly identify undercover personnel from the Central Intelligence Agency around the world and monitor or disrupt their activities. officials assess that China assembles and analyzes large quantities of Americans’ personal information to identify potential targets for intelligence collection or other subterfuge. As a result, China often first seeks out sensitive unclassified data that it can later exploit to acquire classified information. national security secrets are shielded by a robust system of technological, physical, and personnel controls. intelligence activities in China-a top American collection priority-and elsewhere. 3 And they have compromised America’s own espionage networks, reportedly helping to expose and disrupt U.S. political campaigns to gain insight into future American policymaking.
military secrets in recent years, including aircraft designs. China’s intelligence agencies have stolen a significant volume of U.S.
1 Although Beijing’s theft of intellectual property and other economically valuable data remains the primary concern, Chinese national security espionage is also harmful. The Federal Bureau of Investigation currently describes China’s intelligence activities as “the greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information.” 1 The bureau has thousands of active counterintelligence cases relating to China and opens multiple new cases daily. Table of Contents Risks of Interdependence
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