FBI Arrests Alleged Chinese Agent in California
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California is home to the largest Chinese-American population of any U.S. state
The FBI has 56 field offices across the U.S. serving local communities
The FBI opens a new China-related counterintelligence case roughly every 12 hours
Chinese espionage costs the U.S. ~$400B per year in IP theft.
The FBI has cited this figure in Congressional testimony. China's spy operations target trade secrets, defense tech, and political intel — among the costliest threats to U.S. national security.