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Chinese Nationals Stole Marine Technology to Benefit Chinese Regime, According to US Justice Department

Chinese Nationals Stole Marine Technology to Benefit Chinese Regime, According to US Justice Department
This undated photo taken in April 2018 shows China's sole operational aircraft carrier, the Liaoning (front), sailing with other ships during a drill at sea. AFP/Getty Images
Annie Wu
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Two Chinese nationals were charged in U.S. federal court for conspiring to commit economic espionage related to marine technology to benefit the Chinese regime and its state-owned companies.
Shan Shi, 53, and Gang Liu, 32, were the main orchestrators of a scheme to steal trade secrets from a multinational engineering firm that develops syntactic foam—a lightweight material that keeps objects afloat in deep water, used for military and commercial purposes, including in offshore oil production.
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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