U.S. Charges Alleged Chinese Government Spy With Stealing U.S. Trade Secrets
Alleged Chinese spy Yanjun Xu was extradited from Belgium to the U.S. to face prosecution. He faces four charges, including conspiracy to conduct economic espionage and steal trade secrets.
Updated at 4:55 p.m. ET
The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against a suspected Chinese spy for allegedly conducting economic espionage and trying to steal trade secrets from U.S. aerospace companies.
The alleged Chinese intelligence officer, Yanjun Xu, was extradited to the United States on Tuesday from Belgium, where he was arrested in April at Washington's request.
