The national security think tank MITRE Corp. warns in a new report that more China experts are needed at think tanks. Here is more from the Washington Times:
Intelligence agencies should also do more to track Chinese global influence campaigns, the report said.
The spy agencies also lack the expertise and language capabilities needed for improved targeting of intelligence efforts against China, MITRE analysts said. The lack of personnel with deep expertise on China is faced by both analysts and clandestine operators.
Currently, education and think tank programs devoted to China are expanding in the United States but the report said it will take time to build a deep bench of China experts.
MITRE Corp. was founded in Massachusetts in 1958 as a military think tank spun off from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. It has been described as a "government-linked Skunk Works."
