The Pacific Century podcast

Chinese Spies: Is America helpless against PRC espionage?

10/6/2022

The Pacific Century

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Misha is joined by former Anna Puglisi, former National Counterintelligence Officer for China, and Matt Brazil, author of Chinese Communist Espionage, to discuss just how widely and successfully Chinese spies have penetrated American business, government, and academia.

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