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Mara Hvistendhal discusses her book: THE SCIENTIST AND THE SPY: A TRUE STORY OF CHINA, THE FBI, AND INDUSTRIAL ESPIONAGE (Riverhead Books)
Mara Hvistendahl was a journalist working in Shanghai when a news story caught her attention. A Chinese scientist was arrested for stealing seeds in an Iowa cornfield. Hvistendahl spent years retracing the steps and analyzing this case of industrial espionage, revealing the intricacies of agricultural theft as a matter of national security.
Mara Hvistendahl was a journalist working in Shanghai when a news story caught her attention. A Chinese scientist was arrested for stealing seeds in an Iowa cornfield. Hvistendahl spent years retracing the steps and analyzing this case of industrial espionage, revealing the intricacies of agricultural theft as a matter of national security.
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