In a new episode of our Politics and More podcast, Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins Evan Osnos to discuss the origins and impacts of the China Initiative—and the complexities of battling international espionage. Listen here.
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In 2019, Franklin Tao, a professor of chemistry at the University of Kansas, was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Chinese government. Tao's case was the first under a program called, a collaboration between the Justice Department, the F.B.I., and other federal agencies to combat what was perceived as a growing vulnerability to Chinese espionage, particularly in the realms of economics, technology, and academia.
joins the guest host Evan Osnos to discuss Tao’s case, the origins and impacts of the China Initiative, and the complexities of battling international espionage.
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