Complex Event Analysis - Report 2020/03/22

Complex Event Analysis - REPORT 2020/03/22

Supporting narratives:

• challenge (Read more)
• attorneys warn of upcoming 'spike'in prosecutions related to China ties
  By Catherine MatacicFeb. 7, 2020 , 3:15 PM
  Researchers in academia and industry who work with Chinese institutions should expect a "spike" in prosecutions this year as a result of a U.S. government initiative to stop economic espionage, say federal prosecutors leading the effort.
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,federal)
• (chinese,prosecutors)
• (chinese,economic)

• challenge (Read more)
• "But it is about the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party."
  To clarify rules for researchers and businesses, the prosecutors said they would like to see the federal government settle on a single set of reporting guidelines from grantmaking bodies, including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the departments of energy and defense
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,federal)
• (chinese,prosecutors)
• (businesses,chinese)

• challenge (Read more)
• They also floated a potentially controversial new requirement: having researchers with foreign collaborations register those arrangements with a single government body, much as lobbyists who work for overseas governments have to register as "foreign agents." Such a change, said Jay Town, U.S. attorney for the northern district of Alabama, would "give some real teeth" to prosecutors'efforts.
  Coleman said the federal government's concerns about Chinese actions are warranted, but warned that equal efforts should be made to maintain the open and competitive nature of scientific collaboration that has given the United States a "powerful" advantage since the 1950s
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,federal)
• (chinese,collaborations)
• (chinese,prosecutors)

• challenge (Read more)
• attorneys warn of upcoming 'spike'in prosecutions related to China ties
  By Catherine MatacicFeb. 7, 2020 , 3:15 PM
  Researchers in academia and industry who work with Chinese institutions should expect a "spike" in prosecutions this year as a result of a U.S. government initiative to stop economic espionage, say federal prosecutors leading the effort
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,prosecutions)

• challenge (Read more)
• And although they say the criminal cases could harm potentially useful U.S. collaborations with China, the prosecutors believe they will help deter future problems.
  "Some will complain that [the prosecutions] might have a chilling effect on collaboration with the Chinese. The answer to that is.for good and bad reasons.yes, it will," said Andrew Lelling, U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts, at an event yesterday in Washington, D.C. "China has launched a massive nationwide effort to pilfer U.S. technology and know-how and transfer it to China for its own uses, so unfortunately this kind of response is needed."
  Lelling was just one panelist appearing before a packed house at the Center for Strategic and International Studies for an event featuring Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,prosecutions)

• challenge (Read more)
• The "fear of retaliation" is just too great, he said, whether in the form of lawsuits, Chinese government sanctions, or continued intellectual property theft.
  Four U.S. attorneys tasked with leading the China Initiative, including Lelling, said to expect more outreach efforts.including a national conference later this year.and more prosecutions of both individuals and companies.
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,prosecutions)
• (chinese,individuals)

• challenge (Read more)
• The answer to that is.for good and bad reasons.yes, it will," said Andrew Lelling, U.S. attorney for the district of Massachusetts, at an event yesterday in Washington, D.C. "China has launched a massive nationwide effort to pilfer U.S. technology and know-how and transfer it to China for its own uses, so unfortunately this kind of response is needed."
  Lelling was just one panelist appearing before a packed house at the Center for Strategic and International Studies for an event featuring Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,technology)

• challenge (Read more)
• The "fear of retaliation" is just too great, he said, whether in the form of lawsuits, Chinese government sanctions, or continued intellectual property theft.
  Four U.S. attorneys tasked with leading the China Initiative, including Lelling, said to expect more outreach efforts.including a national conference later this year.and more prosecutions of both individuals and companies
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,lelling)
• (china_initiative,chinese)

• challenge (Read more)
• "But it is about the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party."
  To clarify rules for researchers and businesses, the prosecutors said they would like to see the federal government settle on a single set of reporting guidelines from grantmaking bodies, including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and the departments of energy and defense.
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,defense)

• challenge (Read more)
• government has plenty of sticks for prosecuting bad actors, he said, but "we lack the carrot" to convince most businesses to step forward publicly. The "fear of retaliation" is just too great, he said, whether in the form of lawsuits, Chinese government sanctions, or continued intellectual property theft.
  Four U.S. attorneys tasked with leading the China Initiative, including Lelling, said to expect more outreach efforts.including a national conference later this year.and more prosecutions of both individuals and companies
• High Level Abstractions:
• (businesses,chinese)

• WIP (Read more)
• In addition, Lelling said, prosecutors are coming up with "creative ways" to charge agents suspected of intimidating and monitoring Chinese nationals working and studying on U.S. campuses.
  Though no representatives of the Chinese research or business communities were on stage, multiple speakers emphasized that the effort wasn't launched to single out or prosecute individuals of Chinese descent
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,lelling)
• (chinese,prosecutors)

• WIP (Read more)
• The discussion, which included representatives from academia and industry, focused on the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) China Initiative, which aims to disrupt what U.S. officials say is a systematic effort by the Chinese government to obtain advanced technology with economic and military value.
  The effort's latest target.and one of the highest profile to date.is Harvard University chemistry chair Charles Lieber, who on 28 January was charged with lying to the Department of Defense and FBI about his involvement in a Chinese talent program
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,technology)
• (chinese,economic)
• (china_initiative,chinese)

• WIP (Read more)
• In addition, Lelling said, prosecutors are coming up with "creative ways" to charge agents suspected of intimidating and monitoring Chinese nationals working and studying on U.S. campuses.
  Though no representatives of the Chinese research or business communities were on stage, multiple speakers emphasized that the effort wasn't launched to single out or prosecute individuals of Chinese descent.
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,individuals)

• WIP (Read more)
• The discussion, which included representatives from academia and industry, focused on the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) China Initiative, which aims to disrupt what U.S. officials say is a systematic effort by the Chinese government to obtain advanced technology with economic and military value.
  The effort's latest target.and one of the highest profile to date.is Harvard University chemistry chair Charles Lieber, who on 28 January was charged with lying to the Department of Defense and FBI about his involvement in a Chinese talent program.
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,defense)

• WIP (Read more)
• "Maybe next time an academic does not lie about his connections to a Chinese program, or maybe next time an academic thinks twice or thinks harder about collaborations with a Chinese institution and what the motivations of the institution might be."
  Businesses have also been rattled
• High Level Abstractions:
• (chinese,collaborations)

Target rule match count: 11.0 Challenge: 0.34 Momentum: 0.00 WIP: 0.16