Chinese spies have targeted every sector of the U.S. economy

rockcenter.nbcnews.com/By Anna Schecter

The Chinese are playing dirty in the international spy game, according to current and former intelligence officials at the highest levels of government. 

“This is stealing American wealth.  It's stealing American jobs.  It's stealing American competitive advantage,” General Michael Hayden, former head of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, said in an interview with NBC News.

Hayden’s comment was echoed by a House Intelligence Committee report released Monday warning that two Chinese telecommunications companies, Huawei and ZTE, could be funneling sensitive information back to Beijing, and cautioned American carriers to avoid doing business with them.

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