From The UK To Communist China The Theft Of Hypersonic Technology II

The rules surrounding such collaborations are not stronger because it is essential to encourage international collaboration and the free exchange of knowledge and ideas. However, precautions must be taken to protect national security and prevent intellectual property theft. Chinese students who come to the UK to learn their trade are subject to screening programmes to ensure that they do not pose a threat to national security. However, there is always a risk that they could use the knowledge they gain to harm the UK in the future. It is up to the authorities to balance the benefits of collaboration with the need for security. It seems naive that no red flags were raised when Chinese students are studying such militarily sensitive research in universities and places of learning all over the world, it is not the first time that this has happened so why does everyone seem to allow such dangerous movements to happen without thorough vetting in the first place. The authoritarian regime of communist China will do whatever it needs to do to get the information it needs, so these expendable university students are simply doing as they are told, it is not the totalitarian regime’s first rodeo they are now experts in clandestine manipulation and past masters of intellectual property theft.