What is the FBI director Chinese threat?

FBI Director Christopher Wray : And as I've said before, there is no doubt that the greatest long-term threat to our nation's ideas, our economic security, and our national security is that posed by the Chinese Communist government.

What is the threat posed by China?

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's 2023 Annual Threat Assessment makes clear the cyber threat posed by the People's Republic of China (PRC): “China probably currently represents the broadest, most active, and persistent cyber espionage threat to U.S. Government and private-sector networks.

What is China's secret service called?

MSS: The Chinese Ministry of State Security The Chinese secret service agency is known as one of the most clandestine government agencies in the world and the MSS has been compared to China's military branch, the Intelligence Bureau of the Joint Staff Department.

The China Threat | Federal Bureau of Investigation (2024)

The China Threat

The counterintelligence and economic espionage efforts emanating from the government of China and the Chinese Communist Party are a grave threat to the economic well-being and democratic values of the United States.

Confronting this threat is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority.

To be clear, the adversary is not the Chinese people or people of Chinese descent or heritage. The threat comes from the programs and policies pursued by an authoritarian government.

The Chinese government is employing tactics that seek to influence lawmakers and public opinion to achieve policies that are more favorable to China.

At the same time, the Chinese government is seeking to become the world’s greatest superpower through predatory lending and business practices, systematic theft of intellectual property, and brazen cyber intrusions.

China’s efforts target businesses, academic institutions, researchers, lawmakers, and the general public and will require a whole-of-society response. The government and the private sector must commit to working together to better understand and counter the threat.

Made in Beijing: The Plan for Global Market Domination

This film helps the private sector recognize the urgent need to protect their intellectual property against sustained and ongoing industrial espionage by the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Visit fbi.gov/chinathreat to learn more.

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Protecting the Cornerstones of our Society

The Chinese government is exploiting our country’s free and open society to develop and maintain a strategic edge.

Transnational Repression

Some countries’ governments harass and intimidate their own citizens living in the U.S. This violates U.S. law and individual rights and freedoms.

Chinese Talent Plans

Learn more about Chinese talent plans, how they work, and risks to U.S. businesses, universities, and laboratories—as well as to talent plan participants.

Clearance Holders Targeted on Social Media

Learn more about the threat to people with security clearances through a film inspired by actual events.

“The greatest long-term threat to our nation’s information and intellectual property, and to our economic vitality, is the counterintelligence and economic espionage threat from China.”
FBI Director Christopher Wray

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Stories, speeches, testimony, and press releases highlight the threat China poses to our economic and national security.

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05.16.2023
Inland Empire Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Sensitive Software From His U.S. Employers to Build a Competing Business in China
Liming Li of Rancho Cucamonga has been arrested on a criminal complaint alleging he stole sensitive technologies from his Southern California-based employers.
05.15.2023
Massachusetts Man Indicted for Acting as an Illegal Agent of the People’s Republic of China
Litang Liang allegedly reported to PRC officials on pro-democracy protesters and founded a U.S. advocacy group to covertly advance the PRC’s agenda in Boston and surrounding areas.
04.17.2023
FBI Director Wray's Full Statement on Charges Announced Today Stemming from Investigations in Washington and New York Field Offices
FBI Director Christopher Wray's statement on charges announced April 17, 2023, which reveal a series of brazen and aggressive criminal schemes directed by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security targeting people on U.S. soil.
04.17.2023
Two Arrested for Operating Illegal Overseas Police Station of the Chinese Government
A complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging two defendants in connection with opening and operating an illegal overseas police station, located in lower Manhattan, New York, for a provincial branch of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
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04.17.2023
40 Officers of China’s National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents
Two criminal complaints were unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging 44 defendants with various crimes related to efforts by the national police of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)—to harass Chinese nationals residing in the New York metropolitan area and elsewhere in the United States.

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The China Threat: Primers

These resources for businesses, universities, and research institutions provide an overview of the risks partners face from China and how they can protect themselves from threats.