economic espionage

基本解释

At first, it means the crime of espionage only, but with the development of the espionage, there becomes new content in the espionage crime: the economic espionage crime.
起初它主要是指专门为传统间谍“量身定做”的间谍罪。但随着间谍本身的发展，作为下位概念的它也有了新的内容，即经济间谍犯罪。
Owing to the situation that knowledge economy is unfolding and economic globalization is developing, commercial espionage has gradually become the focus of commercial competition.
由于知识经济的兴起以及经济全球化的发展，商业秘密已逐渐成为市场竞争的焦点。

It would be immensely foolish for Huawei to risk involvement in national security or economic espionage.
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According to the U.S. Justice Department, of 20 cases of economic espionage and trade secret criminal cases from January 2009 to January 2013, 16 involved Chinese nationals.
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As to the latter, a recent government report highlighted the risk of economic espionage committed by foreign governments, agents and companies against U.S. corporations using the opportunities provided by cyberspace.
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