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Re:U.S. announces first criminal charges against foreign cou... by Loughla on Monday May 19, 2014 @11:36AM (#7767940)
I honestly thought it was a very public 'secret' that China and Chinese companies 'adopt' much of their technology from elsewhere. Why else are we advised to travel with (essentially) burner laptops and phones when in China?

Is that not the case? If it's not, is this really the first time the US has had ample evidence or incentive to move forward?

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Re:U.S. announces first criminal charges against foreign cou... by anExcitedBeast on Monday May 19, 2014 @11:57AM (#7768081)
US-Sino relations are volatile. I'm sure this has been discussed privately for years, but it was politically risky to talk about publicly. This is the first time they decided to take it public with force.
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