The U.S. State Department is reorganizing personnel and organizations to monitor China's activities around the world to contain China's expansion, the U.S. diplomatic magazine Foreign Policy reported on the 21st.
According to reports, the so-called 'China House' could recruit 20 to 30 people, and officials around the world who track and monitor China's activities will also be added.
In addition to the headquarters of the State Department in Washington, DC, the increased manpower will also be deployed to embassies around the world, former and current officials familiar with the matter said.
An official also mentioned an example of information gathering that the number of people who track China's efforts to respond to climate change and the status of securing emerging technologies will increase.
Foreign policy explained that this organizational reorganization is to focus the human resources who carry out China-related tasks in one place by spreading to federal government agencies and the like.
Just as the government operates a joint ministries program in the field of counter-terrorism, it will also operate the organization in an integrated way in the field of China.
The fact that other U.S. government departments have already started their own checks and surveillance due to China's security risks also encouraged the launch of the China House.
The Ministry of Justice and the Treasury are working to stop Chinese espionage and increase the power of sanctions imposed on China.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is also known to be considering a plan to launch a special unit to strengthen counter-espionage activities with China in mind.
The foreign policy analysis analyzed that the State Department appears to be mimicking the Department of Defense's reorganization policy to recruit intelligence analysts related to China.