A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg
A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg
China /  Diplomacy

Chinese-American engineer charged with stealing US$120 million worth of trade secrets

  • You Xiaorong, 56, of Lansing, Michigan indicted for theft of formulations for bisphenol-A-free coatings used in food, drinks cans
  • Chinese national Liu Xiangchen, 61, and relative named as co-conspirators

Topic |   US-China trade war
Lee Jeong-ho
Lee Jeong-ho

Updated: 10:28pm, 15 Feb, 2019

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A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg
A Chinese-born American engineer has been charged in the United States with trying to steal trade secrets worth an estimated US$120 million. Photo: Bloomberg
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