Those who have followed China’s technology acquisition over the last 30-plus years will recognize the latest pilfering of high-tech trade secrets as par for the course. It all started with Project 863, which was the methodical acquisition of western technology.

The most recent incident, in support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (CMIIT), as well as China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), culminated in the arrest of six individuals of multiple nationalities and arrest warrants for seven (one individual, named but not arrested is currently in China).