Showing posts with label GE Aviation. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

US court sentences Chinese spy to 20 years for stealing trade secrets; The Guardian, November 16, 2022

Staff and agencies, The GuardianUS court sentences Chinese spy to 20 years for stealing trade secrets

"A US federal court has sentenced a Chinese intelligence officer to 20 years in prison after he was convicted last year of plotting to steal trade secrets from from US and French aviation and aerospace companies.

Xu Yanjun was accused of a lead role in a five-year Chinese state-backed scheme to steal commercial secrets from GE Aviation, one of the world’s leading aircraft engine manufacturers, and France’s Safran Group, which was working with GE on engine development.

Xu was one of 11 Chinese nationals, including two intelligence officers, named in October 2018 indictments in federal court in Cincinnati, Ohio, where GE Aviation is based."