China is concealing intelligence operations as corporate entities and research programs, a security expert warned at a Vancouver international security forum on foreign threats.

Fifteen of the 162 scientists had been permanent staff at Los Alamos, with 13 recruited into PRC government talent programs. At least one held a U.S. Department of Energy "Q Clearance," granting access to top-secret restricted data and national security information, according to the report.

Levesque said similar Chinese recruitment efforts have targeted other U.S. national laboratories. In the Los Alamos case, over a third of recruits were part of the CCP's "Thousand Talents Program." Strider Technologies is tracking at least 1,000 other Chinese programs, according to Levesque.

The Vancouver International Security Forum runs from Nov. 25 to 26, with experts and officials from Canada and the United States in attendance.