China steals billions worth of U.S. intellectually property and maintains a “massive spy ring” in U.S. institutions, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said Sunday.
Comer argued during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” that the problem of Chinese surveillance was “a lot bigger” than spy balloons floating over the country. Comer bashed President Biden for allowing China’s craft to cross the continental U.S., but said the failure of the Biden administration to combat intellectual property theft was the true issue.
“You know, China continues to steal our intellectual property. They continue to steal our patents. They manipulate their currency. We believe they have a big footprint in academia with a massive spy ring within our research universities where they continue to steal our hard-earned research and development,” Comer said. Read more…
