Our friends, the Communist Chinese-------Why China is stealing America's corn seeds

Why China is stealing America's corn seeds - Jul. 3, 2014:
"Three years ago, a security guard working for seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred came across something unusual on a road in Iowa:
Just off the pavement, a man was on his knees, digging in a field.
Challenged by the guard, Mo Hailong claimed to be an employee of the University of Iowa who was traveling to a nearby conference.
He jumped back in his car and sped away.
U.S. authorities would later accuse Hailong, and five other Chinese nationals, of stealing corn seeds and attempting to smuggle them back to China.
A seventh defendant, Mo Yun, was arrested and charged Wednesday with stealing trade secrets for her husband's seed company -- the Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group Company.
The details of the case, laid out by prosecutors, underscore the difficulty of safeguarding U.S. intellectual property, and the determination of some foreign rivals to acquire technology by illicit means.
For six years, the Chinese nationals hopscotched across rural Iowa and Illinois, stealing valuable inbred corn seed from Pioneer, Monsanto (MON) and LG Seeds, prosecutors said in an updated indictment. 
The group rented storage facilities, bought their own testing field and concocted elaborate cover stories."