Ex-CIA deputy calls for US corporate espionage to counter China tech rise

David Cohen, former CIA deputy director, proposes in Foreign Affairs that Washington conduct espionage against foreign firms, notably Chinese, to preserve US tech leadership. This marks a rhetorical break from stated US policy and signals intensifying great-power competition, though it remains an opinion piece with no policy action yet.

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