david vigneault of canada, ken mccallum of the united kingdom, and at the far right, andrew hampton ofve eyes alliance was formed after world war ii to gather intelligence. but this was their first public appearance ever, and they did it in palo alto, california, silicon valley, to make this point. the technology secrets that are about to change the world in artificial intelligence, biology, and computing are falling into the wrong hands, stolen in a global espionage campaign by china. >> the people's republic of china represents the defining threat of this generation and this era. there is no country that presents a broader, more comprehensive threat to our ideas, our innovation, our economic security, and ultimately our national security. we have seen efforts by the chinese government, directly or indirectly, trying to steal intellectual property, trade secrets, personal data, all across the country. we're talking everything from fortune 100 companies all to smaller start-ups. we're talking about agriculture, biotech, health care, robotics, aviation, academic research. we probably ha