Hal Berghel's (Computer Science) recent article titled, "The Thousand Talents Program Prosecutions in Context," appears in the most recent (November 2023) issue of IEEE Computer. This article categorizes a sample of the recent convictions according to the legal issues mentioned in the court documents and concludes that it is not at all obvious what the long term effects of these prosecutions will be. Berghel also shows that the underlying ethical issues have more to do with the weakening of personnel employment standards than soft espionage.