Chinese Spying:
The Cox Report
Dateline: 05/29/99
What secrets the People's Republic of China (PRC) steal and how did they steal them?
The House of Representatives Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, chaired by Rep. Christopher Cox, wanted to know, too. Their answers have now been posted on the Internet in the form of a massive unclassified, redacted report. Even without the redaction, it's scary. (See also: The President's Response to the Cox Report)
Index to the Full Online Cox Report
Highlights From the Overview
Nuclear Weapons
"The People's Republic of China (PRC) has stolen design information from the United States' most advanced thermonuclear weapons." (Refers to alleged spying and computer data leaks at Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, and Sandia National Labs)
"The Select Committee judges that the PRC's next generation of thermonuclear weapons, currently under development will exploit elements of stolen U.S. design information."
"PRC penetration of our national weapons laboratories spans at least the past several decades and almost certainly continues today."
Missile and Space Technology
"The PRC has stolen or otherwise illegally obtained U.S. missile and space technology that improves the PRC's military and intelligence capabilities."
Acquisition of Military Technology
"United States and international export control policies and practices have facilitated the PRC's efforts to obtain militarily useful technology."
Methods Used to Acquire Information
"The PRC seeks advanced U.S. military technology to achieve its long-term goals."
"To acquire U.S. technology the PRC uses a variety of techniques including espionage, controlled commercial entities, and a network of individuals and organizations that engage in a vast array of contacts with scientists, business people, and academics."
Index To the Cox Report Online
Overview
Detailed Contents
Chapter 1: PRC Acquisition
of U.S. Technology
Chapter 2: PRC Theft of U.S.
Thermonuclear Warhead Designs
Chapter 3: High-Performance
Computers
Chapter 4: PRC Missile and Space
Forces
Chapter 5: Satellite Launches in
the PRC: Hughes
Chapter 6: Satellite Launches in
the PRC: Loral
Chapter 7: PRC Launch Site
Security
Chapter 8: Commercial Space
Insurance
Chapter 9: U.S. Export Policy
Toward the PRC
Chapter 10: Manufacturing
Processes
Chapter 11: Recommendations
Appendices
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Related Links:
The United States and
China - USIA
Specific issues between the U.S. and China including trade, security, human rights.
China - The U.S. State
Department
State Department China-related documents.
Statement by Secretary
of Energy, Richardson 5/25/99
"Secretary Richardson Points to Dramatic Progress in Strengthening
Counterintelligence and Security"
U.S. National Laboratory System
Links to all of the DOE labs, overviews, areas of research, and more.
"Redacted" means that parts have been removed due to their potential impact on national security. Or, as it says in the Cox Report...
"Important Note: This declassified report summarizes many important findings and judgments contained in the Select Committee's classified Report, issued January 3, 1999. U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies within the Clinton administration have determined that other significant findings and judgments contained in the Select Committee's classified Report cannot be publicly disclosed without affecting national security or ongoing criminal investigations."
