No, they are just bad enough to get caught often enough. The USA does the same thing probably, but they are much more careful about it.
It doesn’t help that much of China’s economy is state owned, so even someone doing some espionage for a state owned enterprise would be rightfully called state sponsored.
You can have a very low view of the Chinese Communist Party while being many things that Trump isn't, like a fierce advocate for liberal democracy and human rights and the rule of law.
you saying this is short sighted and distracts from real issues such as genocide and massive human rights violations happening around the world right now.
It doesn’t help that much of China’s economy is state owned, so even someone doing some espionage for a state owned enterprise would be rightfully called state sponsored.