Chinese Spy Arrested and Is First Brought to U.S. for Prosecution nyti.ms/2A2R1aL
The extradition on Tue of the officer, Yanjun Xu, a deputy division director in a regional office of China’s Ministry of State Security, was the first time that a Chinese intel official was brought to the US to be prosecuted. He tried to steal trade secrets from GE Aviation.
American law enforcement officials view Chinese espionage as one of their top concerns. China has for years used spycraft and cyberattacks to steal valuable corporate, academic and military information that it can use to bolster its growing economic power and political influence.
Mr. Xu was arrested in Belgium on April 1 after being lured there in the hopes of obtaining information about GE Aviation.
Justice Department officials said they waited until Mr. Xu was extradited to unseal charges of committing economic espionage against the US & attempting to steal corporate trade secrets from American aviation companies.
