espionage

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The CIA’s efforts in China were devastated when nearly two dozen assets were executed or imprisoned more than a decade ago, leaving the agency struggling to rebuild its human espionage capabilities in China.

From The Wall Street Journal

Intelligence experts believe south-western France is being increasingly targeted by Chinese and other espionage because of the region's proximity to defence, aerospace and telecommunication sites.

From BBC

He had faced up to 15 years on the economic espionage charge.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bets, placed the night before the announcement, led the Norwegian Nobel Institute to investigate whether it had been the target of espionage.

From The Wall Street Journal

A federal jury on Thursday convicted Linwei Ding, 38, of seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets after an 11-day trial in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times