Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 1:00 pm ET, for a virtual discussion with David R. Shedd, former Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), on his new book, The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets. The book examines how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has carried out one of the largest-scale thefts of intellectual property, technology, and data in history.Mr. Shedd will sit down with Dr. Seth G. Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department, to discuss how China has carried out the biggest illegal transfer of capital, technology, and data in history over the past 30 years. They will discuss how the Chinese government-backed espionage to clone and steal American technology and economic power across many industries, including military equipment, microchips, and telecommunications.
