Comment by WarmWash

>Worst thing China can do is steal your IP if you’re not a Chinese national and have no ties to China

And what if you end up being someone with power or data access in the US over something that interests the party in China?

The Chinese are way ahead of you, so don't think it's a non-issue. The russians played the same game during the cold war. Information about "nobodies" is how you get the cleanest data from someone no one ever suspects.