Leading figures in Australia's nascent space industry suspect their extensive profiling in a Chinese database can be linked to repeated cyber attacks, as Beijing seeks a technological advantage in the strategic sector.
The focus on advanced technology in the Overseas Key Individuals Database (OKIDB), revealed by The Australian Financial Review on Monday, and China's history of intellectual property theft indicate how the information may have been mobilised.
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Angus Grigg is an investigative reporter based in Sydney. He has worked as a foreign correpondent in China and Indonesia, and has won two Walkley Awards. Connect with Angus on Twitter. Email Angus at agrigg@afr.com
