China continues to 'lie, cheat, and steal' to dominate tech: FBI Director

ALSO READ Trump could be barred from holding office if FBI finds classified documents FBI probe renews focus on Donald Trump's haphazard handling of files 'Didn't have any advance notice': Biden breaks silence on FBI's Trump raid No one above law: AG Garland on FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate Trump's Republican allies outrage over FBI raid, demand explanation. Calling out the Chinese government's disregard for the rule of law, fair business practices, and international norms, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray said China continues to 'lie, cheat, and steal' in a bid for tech dominance. FBI Director highlighted that there is a coordinated effort across the "Chinese government to lie, cheat, and steal their way into unfairly dominating entire technology sectors, putting competing US companies out of business." Director Wray made these remarks at a press conference announcing actions to disrupt criminal activity by individuals associated with the Chinese government hosted by the US Justice Department, on Monday. "As I've pointed out before, their economic assault and their rights violations are part of the same problem. They both flout the rule of law. And one of the purposes of the Chinese government's repression is to make it easier to steal our innovation. They try to silence anyone who fights back against their theft-companies, politicians, individuals-just as they try to silence anyone who fights back against their other aggressions." "The FBI has been reaching out to and warning-and most importantly, helping-the communities that the Chinese government targets: Businesses of every size and in almost every sector, from agriculture, to green tech, to semiconductors; The Chinese-American community; Academia, and state and local governments; and Our foreign partners around the world." "No American citizen, resident, company, or university should battle this threat alone-and you don't have to. You can report information through your local FBI field office or online at tips. fbi. gov. And know our quarrel is exclusively with the Chinese government-not the Chinese people, and certainly not Chinese-Americans."