Feds to get ‘blueprint’ for fighting research espionage on Friday By Charlie Pinkerton. Published on Jun 23, 2021 5:52pm The Chinese embassy in Ottawa (Jolson Lim/iPolitics) On Friday, the federal government expects to receive guidelines for protecting national security, and for preventing other countries, such as China, from spying on its research projects. Last year, the federal government spent $7 billion on research and development, according to StatCan. Just over half, $3.6 billion, was for research at universities, colleges, and other educational institutions. The guideli...