Here we go again. Another so-called “dual citizen” caught red-handed funneling America’s most sensitive defense technology straight into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Chenguang Gong, a 59-year-old engineer living in San Jose, California, just pleaded guilty to stealing infrared missile-detection technology—cutting-edge materials used to safeguard this nation from nuclear attack. This wasn’t some low-level data breach. Gong downloaded over 3,600 files from a top U.S. defense contractor, HRL Laboratories, and walked off with blueprints for the very sensors our military uses to detect nuclear missile launches.
Let’s be crystal clear: this is espionage. This is betrayal. And it’s not an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern that the American political class has ignored for too long—a relentless campaign by the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our institutions, steal our technology, and undermine our national security.
The facts are chilling. Gong wasn’t just a rogue employee. He was listed in the CCP’s notorious “Thousand Talents Plan,” a state-run program that recruits scientists and engineers from around the world to secretly serve Chinese interests, often by exploiting their positions at Western companies. And that’s exactly what Gong did. According to prosecutors, he used his role as an ASIC manager—a high-level position overseeing microchip design—to divert U.S. defense secrets straight into China’s waiting arms.
What he stole wasn’t just intellectual property. It was technology that gives America an edge in nuclear deterrence. Infrared sensors used to detect missile launches are a critical part of our early-warning systems. If hostile nations know how these sensors work, they can develop techniques to evade them—or worse, replicate them. In the wrong hands, this technology doesn’t just level the playing field. It tilts it in favor of our enemies.
Yet somehow, Gong is still walking free on a $1.75 million bond, awaiting sentencing in September. He faces up to 10 years in prison—a slap on the wrist, frankly, considering the magnitude of the damage. And let’s not forget: some of the hard drives he used to store the stolen data are still missing. In other words, we don’t even know the full extent of what was taken.
This isn’t just a story about one man’s treachery. It’s a wake-up call for every American who still believes the lie that China is merely a “competitor,” rather than an existential threat to our way of life. The Chinese Communist Party doesn’t play by the rules. It doesn’t respect borders, laws, or sovereignty. It plays the long game—using soft power, economic leverage, and yes, theft—to surpass the United States as the world’s dominant superpower.
And let’s not kid ourselves: they’ve had help. For decades, American politicians, corporate executives, and academic institutions have turned a blind eye—or worse, actively cooperated—with Chinese infiltration. They sold us the fantasy that globalism would lead to peace and prosperity. Instead, it’s led to compromised labs, stolen secrets, and a rising adversary that’s arming itself with our own technology. Ronald Reagan once said, “Trust, but verify.” With China, it’s time to drop the “trust” altogether.
Under President Trump’s leadership, we’re finally seeing a course correction. The Justice Department is cracking down on espionage. The FBI is exposing the tentacles of the Thousand Talents Program. And the administration is tightening security at research institutions and defense contractors. But we need to go further. Anyone with ties to CCP programs should be banned from working in sensitive industries. Dual citizenship with hostile nations must be scrutinized. And espionage—particularly when it involves national defense—should carry the harshest penalties available.
If we don’t defend our secrets, we won’t have a future worth defending. Gong’s case is just one of many. But it’s a stark reminder that the fight for America’s sovereignty isn’t happening on some distant battlefield—it’s happening right here, in our labs, in our universities, and inside our own companies. It’s time to wake up. Because the Chinese Communist Party already has.
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