Speaker: James Mulvenon, Director of Intelligence Integration, SOSi Intelligence Solutions Group

James Mulvenon is Director of Intelligence Integration for SOSi’s Intelligence Solutions Group, where he has recruited and trained a team of nearly fifty Chinese, Russian, Korean, Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu linguist-analysts performing research and analysis for US Government and corporate customers. A Chinese linguist by training, he is a leading international expert on Chinese cyber, technology transfer, espionage, and military issues. Dr. Mulvenon received his B.A. in China Studies from the University of Michigan, studied Communist Party History at Fudan University in Shanghai, and received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. His dissertation, published by ME Sharpe in 2001 under the title Soldiers of Fortune, details the rise and fall of the Chinese military’s international business empire. In 2013 he co-authored Chinese Industrial Espionage, which is the first full account of the complete range of China’s efforts to illicitly acquire foreign technology.

This webinar is part of the Critical Issues Confronting China Lecture Series at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University. The series is hosted by Professor Ezra F. Vogel and Dr. William Overholt.

Please note this recording does not include the public Q&A.