RE: China's ability to compromise nearly every citizen of Taiwan, including the highest ranking military and governmental personnel, raises alarming questions concerning Beijing's espionage capabilities directed against other opponents, including the United States.
Anyone with the slightist doubt about this needs to know the following. Ever since the "thaw" in the 1980s, which allowed US business to, initially, start up operations in the PRC, and ultimately, hire H1Bs and L1As who are PRC nationals, PRC nationals have increasingly been allowed to access the critical data and documantation systems at US based corporations. Also, let us not forget that many public sector databases are managed by private firms. What this means, is that PRC nationals have, and have had for quite a long time, access to extremely senstive private info on a large number of people in the US. Now, I must ask, how easy or difficult would it have been to embed operatives amongst all those H1Bs and L1As?
"What this means, is that PRC nationals have, and have had for quite a long time, access to extremely senstive private info on a large number of people in the US. Now, I must ask, how easy or difficult would it have been to embed operatives amongst all those H1Bs and L1As?"
What you say is very insightful. It is absolutely the case and I know this from firsthand experience. There is tons of very sensitive data easily available with almost no safeguards whatsoever. If a war ever breaks out with China we need to realize that a serious threat is posed by Chinese nationals working at U.S. companies. I hope someone in Washington is working on this.