BoomerVet
01-24-2003, 08:12 AM
Chicoms continue illegal technology thefts and transfers from US businesses
We all remember the Wen Ho Lee, Charlie Tree, John Juang incidents of theft and purchase of US missile and nuclear warhead secrets several years ago. Hughes and Loral, both major contributors to Clinton's campaigns in 92 and 96, have pleaded guilty and paid fines while the Chicoms obtained some of the most sophisticated and highly classified secrets in the deal. I still believe Clinton facilitated that transfer in return for campaign cash.
Well, in the last four months four more Chinese nationals have been indicted and arrested for continuing espionage and technology thefts as China upgrades its ability to directly threaten if not attack the US in the not too distant future. Here's the latest incident:
Chinese Man Pleads Innocent to Tech Export Charge
Jan 23, 10:06 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) -
A Chinese businessman accused of illegally exporting technology with military applications pleaded innocent in U.S. federal court on Thursday in the latest case charging a native of China with high-tech piracy in Silicon Valley.
Qing Chang Jiang, who faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, was arrested on Jan. 10 for allegedly exporting microwave amplifiers, which have commercial applications but can also be used for military purposes like guiding missiles.
Jiang is the fourth Chinese native indicted since October for allegedly stealing trade secrets or trying to ship equipment illegally from the high-tech home of some of the world's largest technology companies.
The equipment bought by Jiang, the president of privately held EHI Group USA Inc./Araj Electronics, can improve the quality of long-distance telephone calls but is also found in missile guidance systems.
Jiang's attorney Lupe Martinez questioned whether prosecutors would have gone after his client had he worked for a large corporation and said authorities were exaggerating the threat his client posed.
"This is all so politicized," Martinez said. "I don't want to get up on a soap box but it is much easier to charge a small businessman."
Prosecutors allege Jiang exported the dual-use microwave amplifiers to a company sharing an address with a Chinese government agency called the 54th Research Institute.
Ross Nadel, a federal prosecutor involved in the case, declined to provide specifics on Jiang's indictment but said industrial espionage was likely on the rise in Silicon Valley.
Jiang's arrest followed the December indictments of Fei Ye and Ming Zhong, who were charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Sun Microsystems (SUNW.O), Transmeta Corp. (TMTA.O), NEC Electronics and Trident Microsystems (TRID.O ).
In October Shan Yan Ming, an employee of a division of PetroChina, was indicted for alleging trying to steal software programs and source code that helps identify oil reserves.
http://news1.iwon.com/tech/article/id/297498|technology|01-23-2003::22:11|reuters.html
We all remember the Wen Ho Lee, Charlie Tree, John Juang incidents of theft and purchase of US missile and nuclear warhead secrets several years ago. Hughes and Loral, both major contributors to Clinton's campaigns in 92 and 96, have pleaded guilty and paid fines while the Chicoms obtained some of the most sophisticated and highly classified secrets in the deal. I still believe Clinton facilitated that transfer in return for campaign cash.
Well, in the last four months four more Chinese nationals have been indicted and arrested for continuing espionage and technology thefts as China upgrades its ability to directly threaten if not attack the US in the not too distant future. Here's the latest incident:
Chinese Man Pleads Innocent to Tech Export Charge
Jan 23, 10:06 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Reuters) -
A Chinese businessman accused of illegally exporting technology with military applications pleaded innocent in U.S. federal court on Thursday in the latest case charging a native of China with high-tech piracy in Silicon Valley.
Qing Chang Jiang, who faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, was arrested on Jan. 10 for allegedly exporting microwave amplifiers, which have commercial applications but can also be used for military purposes like guiding missiles.
Jiang is the fourth Chinese native indicted since October for allegedly stealing trade secrets or trying to ship equipment illegally from the high-tech home of some of the world's largest technology companies.
The equipment bought by Jiang, the president of privately held EHI Group USA Inc./Araj Electronics, can improve the quality of long-distance telephone calls but is also found in missile guidance systems.
Jiang's attorney Lupe Martinez questioned whether prosecutors would have gone after his client had he worked for a large corporation and said authorities were exaggerating the threat his client posed.
"This is all so politicized," Martinez said. "I don't want to get up on a soap box but it is much easier to charge a small businessman."
Prosecutors allege Jiang exported the dual-use microwave amplifiers to a company sharing an address with a Chinese government agency called the 54th Research Institute.
Ross Nadel, a federal prosecutor involved in the case, declined to provide specifics on Jiang's indictment but said industrial espionage was likely on the rise in Silicon Valley.
Jiang's arrest followed the December indictments of Fei Ye and Ming Zhong, who were charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Sun Microsystems (SUNW.O), Transmeta Corp. (TMTA.O), NEC Electronics and Trident Microsystems (TRID.O ).
In October Shan Yan Ming, an employee of a division of PetroChina, was indicted for alleging trying to steal software programs and source code that helps identify oil reserves.
http://news1.iwon.com/tech/article/id/297498|technology|01-23-2003::22:11|reuters.html