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To: JBL who wrote (7507)	5/9/1999 3:56:00 PM
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U.S. Energy Secretary Says There Was Chinese Espionage on Clinton's Watch By Dina Temple-Raston Richardson Says There Was Chinese Espionage on Clinton's Watch Washington, May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said today there was serious Chinese espionage in the U.S. government's nuclear weapons laboratories during the Clinton administration. ''There have been damaging security leaks. It started in the 80s and went into the 90s -- during past administrations and the present administration,'' Richardson said on NBC's ''Meet the Press'' news program. Until now, the administration maintained that the espionage took place before it took office. ''We're addressing the problem,'' Richardson said, adding he would announce new counter-intelligence measures to battle the security lapses this week. The new offensive comes on the heels of a report by the Senate Select Intelligence Committee which found that intelligence shortfalls and lax monitoring of the launching of U.S. satellites in China and of computer use at national labs helped China enhance its ballistic missile fleet. The Senate panel's 45-page report is the first of two following a year-long congressional probe into U.S. technology transfers to China. The committee will release a more extensive, 700-page report later this year. GM, Hughes, Loral The report found, among other things, that General Motors Corp., Hughes Electronics and Loral Space & Communications Ltd. shared sensitive information with Chinese engineers after a failed launch of a Loral satellite in February 1996. Hughes shared information with Chinese officials after the failed launch of a Hughes satellite in January 1995, the report said. Two key senators from the Senate Select Intelligence Committee said today that they had also found evidence to support allegations that China had stolen national security secrets from U.S. nuclear labs. ''I have no doubt there has been Chinese espionage at a nuclear laboratory,'' said Senator Bob Kerrey, a Nebraska Democrat and vice-chairman of the intelligence committee. ''The Chinese now have a better capability for both commercial and military satellites.'' Senator Richard Shelby, the Alabama Republican who chairs the intelligence committee, agreed. ''The FBI has culpability here; it has been sloppy and slipshod, if not incompetent,'' he said. The report also said China tried to influence the 1996 U.S. elections but there's no conclusive evidence that political donations by Chinese officials were part of the plan. Shelby said he has asked Senator Phil Gramm, head of the Senate Banking Committee, to look at ''suspicious banking relationships'' between Chinese officials and American banks. He signaled that he expected connections between Chinese donors and Democratic political campaigns would surface as a result of a further investigation. ©1999 Bloomberg L.P. All rights reserved. Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Trademarks.