"The Cox Committee found that the Chinese military acquired many of the technologies over the past seven years, although many of them had been targeted for acquisition for more than a quarter century"
- Charles Foster Bass
About this Quote
The quote by Charles Foster Bass is referring to the findings of the Cox Committee, which was a congressional committee that examined the transfer of sensitive technology from the United States to individuals's Republic of China. The committee discovered that the Chinese armed force had actually obtained a number of the innovations over the past 7 years, however that many of them had actually been targeted for acquisition for more than 25 years. This recommends that the Chinese had actually been actively looking for these innovations for a long period of time, and had succeeded in obtaining them in the last few years. The findings of the Cox Committee were a cause for concern, as the transfer of sensitive innovation could have severe implications for nationwide security.
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