FBI's espionage accusations against China are self-serving

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday detailed a sharp rise in economic espionage cases aimed at US companies, and accused the Chinese government of sponsoring the majority of them. In hopes of "raising awareness of the growing economic espionage threat", the bureau has produced a video titled The Company Man: Protecting America's Secrets, which depicts "a real-life case of Chinese espionage. Comments:

The FBI's groundless accusations will surely hamper relations between China and the United States and give Americans the illusion that the country's economy is impeccable and so-called Chinese economic espionage is the only threat. China is fully aware that it has to learn from the technologically advanced Western nations, especially the US, and such interaction is mutually beneficial, not contemptible stealing. Judging from Edward Snowden's revelations, the FBI is staging a farce.

Global Times, July 27