MOSCOW
(Sputnik) — Among the accused are three professors with US degrees
in engineering who face charges of economic espionage for the benefit
of the Chinese government.
The indictment is the latest in a series of economic espionage cases unveiled by US authorities over the past years, although cases against scientists are rare. Beijing has denied stealing US secrets.
"The 32-count indictment, which had previously
been sealed, charges a total of six individuals with economic espionage
and theft of trade secrets for their roles in a long-running effort
to obtain U.S. trade secrets for the benefit of universities and
companies controlled by the [Chinese] government."
Assistant
Attorney General for National Security John Carlin stressed that the
alleged theft of US trade secrets by Chinese citizens "imposes great
costs on American businesses" and "ultimately harms U.S. interests
worldwide."
According to DoJ information, two of the accused had worked with US
technology companies to use their access and knowledge of sensitive
technologies, such as the one that filters wireless signals in mobile
devices, to pass secrets on to a firm in China that used the information
to equip a production facility.The indictment is the latest in a series of economic espionage cases unveiled by US authorities over the past years, although cases against scientists are rare. Beijing has denied stealing US secrets.
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