A Chinese intelligence agent was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the United States, for trying to steal technology from American and French airlines, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Shaw Yangon was accused of playing a leadership role in a five -year -backed plan from the Chinese state to steal commercial secrets from airlines, most notably “General Electric Aviation”, a leader in the manufacture of aircraft engines in the world, and the French “Safran” group that worked with the first company to develop a engine.
Shu was one of 11 Chinese citizens, including an intelligence officer, and in October 2018, Shaw was accused in a federal court in Sensinati, Ohio, where the headquarters of “General Electric Air”.
He was arrested in April 2018 in Belgium, where he was apparently lured for an intelligence, as he intended to meet a “General Electric” employee secretly.
He was handed over to the United States, where he came to trial and was convicted in a trial in front of a jury on November 5, 2021, on charges of attempting economic spying, attempting to steal commercial secrets, and I was accused of conspiracy to the file.
“What has been targeted by American airlines, enlisted travel employees to China, and requested secret information, all on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China,” the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.
“This issue sends a clear message: we will be held accountable for anyone trying to steal American businesses,” said the federal prosecutor in Ohio Kenneth Parker..
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