The hacks in the American media like Billy Goat, would report then always say they stole something by hacking, or Rick Fishass would report then claim evil motives.Here, the boss of a weapons maker, gives opinion and not a whole lot more about China in the article.
That part, not about China, where he says they try to strike a balance between the shareholders and R&D was interesting IMHO.
Often the US Corporation buys back their own stock, pushing share price higher. That way it is good for the shareholder and good for the executives who hold stock options. That money used to support the stock price, could have been used in more R&D.