Communist Party cells influencing U.S. companies' China operations, FBI Director Wray says

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The Chinese government has 'exploited' joint business ventures in search companies' secrets and information, Wray told the House Judiciary Committee.

China is requiring foreign companies to host groups that monitor their compliance with Chinese Communist Party views, FBI Director Christopher Wray said.

"There is no country, none, that presents a broader, more comprehensive threat to our ideas our innovation our economic security than the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party," Wray testified.Wray's blunt criticism against China's alleged government intrusion into foreign business, in a venue where his language has otherwise been highly guarded, underscores the high tension between Beijing and Washington.

Wray said that Americans "would be shocked to hear" that virtually all companies doing business in China are required to allow those cells.

 

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