WASHINGTON: A Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a US court on Wednesday for stealing technology from US and French aerospace firms, the Justice Department said.
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. He was extradited to the United States, where he stood trial and was convicted in a jury trial on Nov 5, 2021 of attempted economic espionage, attempted trade secret theft, and two related conspiracy charges.
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