US government agencies may soon start screening tech startups applying for federal funds as a study found Chinese firms use state-sponsored methods to exploit the Small Business Innovation Research Program that helps to finance innovation among American firms, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The April 2021 study gives instances of programme participants who wind up their US companies, participate in talent programmes run by China and work at institutions that aid the People’s Liberation Army, the report added.
Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal.
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