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Chinese stealing nuclear secrets (the most recent articles first):
On 6 March 1999, the New York Times reported that a Chinese spy has stolen nuclear bomb secrets from Los Alamos National Laboratory. On 25 May 1999, the report on Chinese spying, drafted by the Committee headed by California Congressman Chris Cox was published. The full text of the Cox report can be found on several sites: The U.S. House of Representatives website. ABC News website CNN News website Below we link to related news reports and commentaries from major newsmedia around the world. Media reports: New York Times, 27 June 1999 U.S. is said to have known of China spy link in 1995 New York Times editorial, 30 May 1999 The China Agenda New York Times editorial, 26 May 1999 America's stolen secrets Washington Post editorial, 26 May 1999 Nuclear pickpocket New York Times, 26 May 1999 Spying charges against Beijing are spelled out by House Panel Washington Post, 25 May 1999 Panel says Chinese arms used U.S. data New York Times, 23 May 1999 Tracking the suspicions of China's nuclear spying New York Times, 21 May 1999 China stole data, report concludes New York Times, 14 May 1999 China is installing a warhead said to be based on US secrets New York Times, 5 May 1999 What China didn't need to steal New York Times, 2 May 1999 1998 Report told of Lab breaches and China threat New York Times, 21 April 1999 New US intelligence report: China stole nuclear weapon data New York Times, 8 April 1999 CIA reports second China nuclear leak BBC News, 16 March 1999 CIA Probe in China spy row New York Times, 16 March 1999 Leading Senators Demand U.S. Limit Help for Beijing New York Times, 16 March 1999 Los Alamos Scientist Admits Contacts with Chinese Wall Street Journal, 15 March 1999 Scientist in Secrets Flap sought invitations by China Wall Street Journal, 15 March 1999 What Now for China Policy?, by Henry Sokolski Washington Post, 14 March 1999 Spy case tests U.S. Openness with China Washington Post, 14 March 1999 Landscape Shift knocks China Off Balance Washington Post, 11 March 1999 Lies about China, by Michael Kelly Washington Post, 10 March 1999 Threats from China, by Richard Lugar, senator from Indiana New York Times, 10 March 1999 The Scientist who is the Talk of Los Alamos Washington Post Editorial, 9 March 1999 China as It Is BBC News, 9 March 1999 China catches up in nuclear technology by espionage New York Times, 9 March 1999 U.S. fires nuclear scientist suspected of spying for China New York Times, 8 March 1999 China calls assertion that it stole U.S. nuclear arms designs "unfounded" New York Times, 7 March 1999 Clinton Aides Admit Lapses on Espionage by Chinese 31 December 1998 China damaged US national security A select committee of the US Congress has concluded that US national security interests were damaged when two US aerospace companies provided China with technical information.

News and Current Events

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Chinese stealing nuclear secrets
(the most recent articles first):

On 6 March 1999, the New York Times reported that a Chinese spy has stolen nuclear bomb secrets from Los Alamos National Laboratory.

On 25 May 1999, the report on Chinese spying, drafted by the Committee headed by California Congressman Chris Cox was published. The full text of the Cox report can be found on several sites:

The U.S. House of Representatives website.
ABC News website
CNN News website

Below we link to related news reports and commentaries from major newsmedia around the world.

Media reports:

New York Times, 27 June 1999 U.S. is said to have known of China spy link in 1995
New York Times editorial, 30 May 1999 The China Agenda
New York Times editorial, 26 May 1999 America's stolen secrets
Washington Post editorial, 26 May 1999 Nuclear pickpocket
New York Times, 26 May 1999 Spying charges against Beijing are spelled out by House Panel
Washington Post, 25 May 1999 Panel says Chinese arms used U.S. data
New York Times, 23 May 1999 Tracking the suspicions of China's nuclear spying
New York Times, 21 May 1999 China stole data, report concludes
New York Times, 14 May 1999 China is installing a warhead said to be based on US secrets
New York Times, 5 May 1999 What China didn't need to steal
New York Times, 2 May 1999 1998 Report told of Lab breaches and China threat
New York Times, 21 April 1999 New US intelligence report: China stole nuclear weapon data
New York Times, 8 April 1999 CIA reports second China nuclear leak
BBC News, 16 March 1999 CIA Probe in China spy row
New York Times, 16 March 1999 Leading Senators Demand U.S. Limit Help for Beijing
New York Times, 16 March 1999 Los Alamos Scientist Admits Contacts with Chinese
Wall Street Journal, 15 March 1999 Scientist in Secrets Flap sought invitations by China
Wall Street Journal, 15 March 1999 What Now for China Policy?, by Henry Sokolski
Washington Post, 14 March 1999 Spy case tests U.S. Openness with China
Washington Post, 14 March 1999 Landscape Shift knocks China Off Balance
Washington Post, 11 March 1999 Lies about China, by Michael Kelly
Washington Post, 10 March 1999 Threats from China, by Richard Lugar, senator from Indiana
New York Times, 10 March 1999 The Scientist who is the Talk of Los Alamos
Washington Post Editorial, 9 March 1999 China as It Is
BBC News, 9 March 1999 China catches up in nuclear technology by espionage
New York Times, 9 March 1999 U.S. fires nuclear scientist suspected of spying for China
New York Times, 8 March 1999 China calls assertion that it stole U.S. nuclear arms designs "unfounded"
New York Times, 7 March 1999 Clinton Aides Admit Lapses on Espionage by Chinese
31 December 1998 China damaged US national security A select committee of the US Congress has concluded that US national security interests were damaged when two US aerospace companies provided China with technical information.