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The article talks about Chinese hackers, like the C0d0s0 group of hackers for hire, and how they attack countries like the U.S. by taking over compromised computers in back offices of establishments like the Cate Machine & Welding business run by Gene and Lori Cate in Belleville, Wisconsin. Topics include the emerging industry in selling intelligence about hackers and attack groups like C0d0s0, the growing market for of threat intelligence providers, and start-up cybersecurity company Area 1.

For years, Chinese officials have promised to improve their protection of intellectual property. But the infringement of copyrights, patents and trade secrets has, in many instances, gotten worse. Last week, they made some new promises. While we welcome China's willingness to utter commitments in this area, we remain skeptical of its ability or desire to protect foreign innovation. At the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Washington, Chinese officials promised better protection for foreign software. They promised not to discriminate against foreign intellectual property in government procurement. They even agreed to keep talking about improving how they award patents, a crucial step to prevent the proliferation of parasitic patents of little merit. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With China's debut in international standardized testing, students in Shanghai have surprised experts by outscoring their counterparts in dozens of other countries, in reading as well as in math and science, according to the results of a respected exam. American officials and Europeans involved in administering the test in about 65 countries acknowledged that the scores from Shanghai -- an industrial powerhouse with some 20 million residents and scores of modern universities that is a magnet for the best students in the country -- are by no means representative of all of China. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Opinion. Discusses the unmanaged and underutilised intellectual capital in the US. Focus on NASA's response to Congress regarding restarting the production of Saturn 5; Trade dispute of US with China.