Current Events & Trends: Chinese espionage against America
The Chinese are stealing secrets from America. Of course, every nation conducts its own bit of espionage against other nations.
Earlier this year there were allegations that the United States tapped the cell phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But with no significant evidence, the Germans dropped their investigations. Spying seems to be a practice that is assumed and not talked about. There also seems to be some guidelines. Recently The Wall Street Journal reported: “[President Barack Obama] said the Chinese government—like the U.S. government—engages in traditional spying against foreign nations, which he acknowledged is a common practice. But he said he has told the Chinese, ‘That is fundamentally different from your government or its proxies engaging directly in industrial espionage and stealing trade secrets, stealing proprietary information from companies. That we consider an act of aggression that has to stop’” (Damian Paletta, “Obama Vows to Press China on Computer Attacks,” Sept. 16, 2015).
The president was essentially saying, “I know you spy on me and my government, but don’t even think about spying on our businesses.”
World peace seems so far away when news like this emerges. All countries steal from others in one way or another. It’s disheartening to know that the world has to be this way. Nations don’t—and can’t—trust one another. This is not the world God wanted for His creation. God created a garden of peace. It was there that man chose to take another path, one that has led up to this point of nation against nation. (Source: The Wall Street Journal.)
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Rudolph Rangel III
Rudy Rangel attends the Cincinnati East, Ohio congregation along with his wife Judy and two children.
Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
