Nick Eftimiades - China Policy, Public Opinion & Corporate Concerns

President Xi Jinping's popularity is soaring in China, but other nations have concerns about human rights violations, wolf-warrior diplomacy and a growing number of espionage cases. Professor Nick Eftimiades join us to discuss the geopolitical situation and the steps corporate America is taking to secure intellectual property. Nick Eftimiades is an American government official, author, and educator best known for his work Chinese Intelligence Operations, written in (1994). Nick retired after a 34 year government career including employment in the CIA as a Technical Operations Officer, a Special Agent in the US Department of State, the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, and as a Senior Intelligence Officer in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Nick was also a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College War Studies Department, London UK. He has an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College; and a B.A. East Asian Studies, George Washington University. He currently works as an assistant teaching professor in the Penn State Homeland Security Program. On Aug 30th, 2022, Time Magazine described President Xi JinPing’s popularity within China as being higher than even Chairman Mao Tse Tung, estimated at 90% to 95%. Outside of China, Pew Research statistics show that only 17% of Americans view his administration favorably, and in 19 other industrial nations that were surveyed, his popularity ranges between 20% to 30%. This mixed collection of headlines appears regularly in the major media. Last week, President Xi Jinping was described as being "assured to win an unprecedented 3rd term in office", and at the same time unfounded rumors of a military coup deposing him made global headlines. Over the last few months, we’ve seen increased tensions over the Taiwan strait, concerns about Speaker Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, and China’s peripheral role as a political ally to Russia during the current war with Ukraine. Also a concern is the growing number of corporate, government, and academic espionage cases leading back to China. A couple of years back, the topic of “decoupling” from China was popular, and there’s currently a national initiative to bring at least some semiconductor manufacturing back to the USA. A more delicate issue are the cases of Chinese nationals in the USA with access to sensitive materials who have been caught transferring intellectual property back to Chinese organizations. Today we'll be discussing the difference in perspective between China and western nations, and digging into ways that western corporations can help to secure their intellectual property against all threats - both foreign and domestic. Links & Resources: Nick Eftimiades' Shinobi Enterprises https://www.shinobienterprises.com/ Shinobi Online Training Program: https://www.shinobienterprises.com/copy-of-online-training Online Publication Library: https://www.shinobienterprises.com/publications