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| Title: | 數位時代的國家經濟安全：美國與英國因應中國網路及混合式經濟間諜行為之法律架構比較研究
National Economic Security in the Digital Age: The United States’ and the United Kingdom’s Legal Frameworks Against Chinese Cyber and Hybrid Economic Espionage |
| Authors: | 楊愛恩
Young, Judithanne Oi Yun |
| Contributors: | 林夏如
Lin, Syaru Shirley
楊愛恩
Young, Judithanne Oi Yun |
| Keywords: | 網路經濟間諜
商業機密竊取
智慧財產權
Cyber economic espionage
Trade secret theft
Intellectual property |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Issue Date: | 2025-09-01 15:01:29 (UTC+8) |
| Abstract: | 本論文對美國與英國針對中國國家支持的網路經濟間諜問題之法律回應進行比較分析。由於現行國際法在處理跨國網路經濟間諜方面仍顯不足，各國遂依賴本國法律架構以遏止經濟間諜行為。本研究檢視了若干關鍵法規，包括美國《1996年經濟間諜法》（Economic Espionage Act of 1996）、《2016年保護商業機密法》（Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016），以及英國《2023年國家安全法》（National Security Act 2023），並探討其他相關的刑事與民事法律。為進一步評估美國與英國法律體系的充分性，本研究亦分析若干案例研究，包括與上述問題相關之公開歸責事件。
本研究採用比較法之功能性方法，評估兩國法律框架在執行與威懾中國國家支持之網路經濟間諜威脅方面的有效性。英國更新後的間諜罪架構擴大了其應對現代間諜威脅（包括商業機密間諜）的法律權限，惟其制度仍不成熟且缺乏公共透明度。儘管美國擁有較為完善之經濟間諜與商業機密竊取的成文法體系，但仍面臨司法管轄權限制與量刑不一致的問題。
分析結果發現，兩國制度皆面臨處理網路經濟間諜各面向的挑戰，包括證明中國國家支持的充分證據、偵測與抓捕透過網路遠端作案之行為者等。本論文最後提出具體政策建議，以強化威懾力、促進私部門合作，並提升國際合作水平。此研究旨在促進對各國法律策略如何在數位時代中保護經濟安全、應對經濟間諜威脅的理解。
This thesis conducts a comparative analysis of the United States' and the United Kingdom's legal responses to the problem of Chinese state-sponsored cyber and hybrid economic espionage. As current international law is insufficient in addressing transnational cyber-enabled economic espionage, states rely on their own national legal frameworks to deter economic espionage. The research examines key statutes, including the United States' Economic Espionage Act of 1996, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, and the United Kingdom's National Security Act 2023, alongside other applicable criminal and civil laws. To further assess the sufficiency of the United States' and United Kingdom's legal systems, select case studies, including public attributions of incidents associated with the highlighted problem are analyzed too. Applying the functional methodology of comparative law, the study evaluates the effectiveness of each country's legal framework in enforcement and deterrence of the threat of Chinese state-sponsored cyber economic espionage. The United Kingdom's updated espionage offense framework expands the state's legal authority to deal with modern espionage threats, including trade secrets espionage, but is still underdeveloped and lacks public transparency. Although the United States possesses a more developed statutory law framework against economic espionage and theft of trade secrets, it still struggles with jurisdictional limitations and inconsistent sentencing. The analysis finds that both systems face challenges in addressing all facets of cyber and hybrid economic espionage from providing sufficient evidence of Chinese state-sponsorship to detecting and apprehending actors operating remotely through cyberspace. The thesis concludes with targeted policy recommendations to strengthen deterrence, bolster private sector cooperation, and enhance international cooperation. This study seeks to contribute to a greater understanding of national legal strategies in safeguarding economic security against economic espionage threats in the digital age. |
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