In January, the CEO of American Superconductor publicly detailed how traditional economic espionage methods carried out by a small Chinese firm resulted in over a billion dollars in loss to his company. Since at least 2011, much attention has been given to the rampant cyber espionage threat against U.S. firms, ultimately pushing U.S. businesses to…
Category: China
Military Defense News: Chinese Jets Intercept U.S. Military Plane over South China Sea
As if it was not enough that Russian Jets are buzzing American Planes and Ships, the Chinese have decided to join in on the fun too. Notice certain ‘news’ agencies will use the word “spy plane” versus “Reconnaissance Plane” to insinuate malicious intent. The Propaganda never stops. -SF Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an…
Military Defense News: Latest Insights Into Chinese Military Tech
It’s that time of year again, and the end of an era. On Friday, the Obama Administration released the last annual Pentagon China report under its watch. Working the China military observers’ graveyard shift this weekend, I published analyses of the report’s overall content, and its key omissions — namely, any mention whatsoever of China’s maritime…
Hair Triggers The World Over…
I was taught a long time ago that when the DISTRACTIONS in your Environment are the LOUDEST, that is the time you need to be the MOST AWARE. Put Aside the REALITY TV SHOW THAT IS AMERICAN POLITICS FOR A SECOND AND CONSIDER: How many times can Three Super Powers REPEATEDLY “BRUSH” UP AGAINST ONE…
Military History: Clausewitz and the Crackhouse
The History of Drugs and War is Long and Sordid to Say the Least In 1834, the British Government could not have sent a worse person with the worst set of instructions to China. The British Parliament chose William Napier, a Scottish lord, to be the Chief Superintendent of Trade in East Asia. Lord Napier…
Morning Laugh: China Releases Very Awkward Military Recruitment Video
I cannot add anything to this….ughhhh, very awkward. (And FUNNY). Let me know if it makes you want to run out and Join the Chinese Military. -SF
The Surveillance State: Phone Database Security Called into Question
As if Illegal Mass Surveillance does not have enough downside, now it has also become a National Security risk??? -SF Federal officials fear that national security may have been jeopardized when the company building a sensitive phone-number database violated a federal requirement that only U.S. citizens work on the project. The database is significant because…
Espionage Files: U.S. Naval Officer Accused of Passing Secrets to China
The U.S. Navy held a preliminary hearing to review criminal charges against one of its officers on Friday. According to a redacted report obtained by USNI News, investigators suspect the seaman of two counts of espionage and three counts of attempted espionage. The Navy didn’t release the name of the officer but sources close to…
Modern Crime: China Suppliers Flood U.S. with Dangerous Opiates
China at this very moment is waging war on the United States on several fronts without ever deploying a military unit. This is the essence of Fourth Generation Warfare folks. Weaken your enemy from the inside.-SF The dozen packages were shipped from China to mail centers and residences in Southern California. One box was…
“Predictive Policing”: The Cyber Version of “Stop and Frisk”
Thanks America! How China’s Newest Software Could Track, Predict, and Crush Dissent Armed with data from spying on its citizens, Beijing could turn ‘predictive policing’ into an AI tool of repression. What if the Communist Party could have predicted Tiananmen Square? The Chinese government is deploying a new tool to keep the population from uprising. Beijing is building…