Friday, March 13, 2020

The scientist and the spy

The scientist and the spy: a true story of China, the FBI and industrial espionage / Mara Hvistendahl, read by the author and James Lurie, 321 pgs.

I hung on every word of this fascinating story about industrial espionage in the agricultural world.  Chinese national Robert Mo was working at a questionable company after failing to find work in his field.  His first priority was taking care of his family.  As his work assignments become more questionable, he sticks with it despite misgivings.  At the same time, he is being followed by the F.B.I. and tangling with big corporate ag businesses.  This book recounts in detail the case against Mo and the questions it brings up in our fight for intellectual property and what other countries are doing to gain an advantage.

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