Barrasso Raises Alarm Over DOE-China Climate Talks, Warning of IP Theft Risks
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Secret climate meetings occurred between US Dept. of Energy officials and Chinese state-owned companies, compromising US taxpayer-funded research according to Sen. Barrasso.
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Meetings involved collaboration on clean energy and carbon emissions reduction with a Chinese construction company tied to the Chinese Communist Party.
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A DOE deputy assistant secretary met with a former Chinese official from an aerospace university linked to co-opting US research for the Chinese military.
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DOE launched a joint working group with China on climate action and reducing carbon emissions, with aims to share information and work on joint projects.
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Barrasso warned China is using climate cooperation to increase its soft power in the West while maintaining an autocratic regime, and will likely steal more US intellectual property.