Legendary spook Richard A. Clarke's gone on the record claiming Chinese hackers have infiltrated every major American corporation. He warns that the effects for American innovation--and especially corporate R&D--will be brutal.

Adam Segal, one of the Council on Foreign Relations' top experts on China and technology, talks to Fast Company about what's special about Chinese cybercriminals, Chinese fears of NSA backdoors, and bored East Asian teenagers.

So says the Council of Foreign Relations's Adam Segal in his new book, "Advantage: How American Innovation Can Overcome the Asian Challenge."