In the latest on China's effort to steal the entire grain management industry - from the seed in the ground to the software used to manage the growing of crops in the field - Montsano filed a civil suit to stop a former employee from using software he allegedly took after he left the company. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/monsanto-files-lawsuit-over-stolen-computer-data-1466201337]. This is a long way from trial, but clearly indicative of the lengths the Chinese have gone to steal the technology of an entire industry, the same way they got solar cell technology and computer business for themselves. A Chinese national stole the seed corn out of the ground in Iowa and got caught. A second hack of companies doing business in crop management, stole software that managed that aspect. This particular individual worked at Montsano in an area that looked at weather and crops and developed algorithms to manage that aspect.
This is not some random act committed by a person who just happened to be Chinese, and just happened to be looking for a job in China. Stealing different aspects of the industry core is an organized effort to steal an industry that the Chinese want. The people involved are Chinese. The products they steal are for the benefit of Chinese companies, usually state-owned. The products being stolen are aspects of the business area that are not being stolen randomly. There is a central manager for all of this and the central manager knows what to steal and how that will fit with the rest of the things that were stolen. This is organized crime, sponsored by a corrupt country with no understanding of legitimate international business. What is Washington doing about this - nothing.
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