Secret agent menace: should firms be concerned by spying claims?

Amid deteriorating relations between the East and West, along with high-profile examples of corporate espionage, is it time for a more stringent approach to background checks?

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The indictment of a former top aide to two New York governors on charges of spying for the Chinese government has sent shockwaves through US politics.