In recent years, economic or industrial espionage has taken on an expanded definition.

It could potentially be used for economic or industrial espionage with the purpose of sabotage.

Or recent charges by France that Washington engaged in economic espionage.

Leaks from Justice pooh-pooh the possibility of economic espionage.

Both countries have acknowledged for some time that economic espionage is commonplace between them.

For example, it has been engaged in investigating economic espionage involving Chinese operations throughout Canada.

"When it comes to economic espionage, no one is any better."

"National boundaries will deter economic espionage less than ever as more business is conducted from wherever workers can access the Internet," the report states.

And earlier this month a French prosecutor began a preliminary investigation into whether the surveillance network is engaged in economic espionage.

International economic espionage and how it hurts American business and interests.