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This is not good. We have real problems with Chinese espionage, defense and corporate. Germany, Britain and Australia have similar problems. We have government mechanisms to evaluate and prevent dual use technology from being shipped overseas.
Now the National Assn. of Manufacturers praises a new rule they support. One that allows companies in the U.S. to transfer sensitive dual use technology, with very little control, if the transfer is inside a corporation. For example, from a U.S. office to a Chinese office.
What is dual use technology?
Dual-use is a term often used in politics and diplomacy to refer to technology which can be used for both peaceful and military aims. It usually refers to the proliferation of nuclear weapons, but that of bioweapons is a growing concern. ...
Most industrial countries have export controls on certain types of designated dual-use technologies, and they are required by a number of treaties as well. These controls restrict the export of certain commodities and technologies without the permission of the government. The principal agency for dual use export controls in the United States is the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security.
But NAM thinks sending our technology overseas is a good thing.
"The Intra-Company Transfer exception has been the NAM's number one dual-use export controls modernization priority," said NAM President John Engler. "We have led the effort and have worked tirelessly with the Department of Commerce to facilitate the creation of the new exception in a way that improves national security while simultaneously spurring technological innovation, especially in the high tech sector.
Sounds like a win-win to me. No national security risks from building a corporation around a sensitive technology to ship it overseas.
Move along. Nothing to see here.
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John Engler, CEO of NAM is also affiliated with the National Center for Education and the Economy (NCEE). The ideas being promoted (and implemented) by NCEE and NAM are to transform the U.S. system of education in to a supply chain for the work force - coupled with using youthful free labor under the heading of training.
It's a complex strategy but if you have children and grandchildren, it's worth the effort to research it.
Here is a brief intro:
http://www.channelingreality.com/NAU/regionalism_and_education.htm